Drummoyne · State Electorate

Family & Households in Drummoyne

How families and households are made up across the area.

About the same as most similar areas, Drummoyne is a place where typical home sizes match state and national patterns. It is mostly made up of families, though there has been a small increase in people living on their own.

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📍 Drummoyne, State Electorate

Where Drummoyne sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 3 areas
  • 2.0: 4 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 23 areas
  • 2.3: 65 areas
  • 2.4: 66 areas
  • 2.5: 72 areas
  • 2.6: 51 areas
  • 2.7: 44 areas
  • 2.8: 32 areas
  • 2.9: 28 areas
  • 3.0: 11 areas
  • 3.1: 10 areas
  • 3.2: 10 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 0 areas
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 0 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 1 area

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Drummoyne — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Drummoyne2.5
Greater Sydney 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.5 people, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. While 36.1% of households contain two people, those living alone rose to 24.9% over the last decade.

2.5 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.9% ▲ +9.8%

Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 22.3%
  • 2021: 24.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Drummoyne, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families make up the bulk of the area, with 58.3% being couples with children. Notably, one-parent families make up 10.6% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.6% ▼ -0.7%

Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Drummoyne, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Drummoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10025/drummoyne/topic/family-households