2.9 ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Londonderry · State Electorate
Family & Households in Londonderry
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest family group in Londonderry, where 62.9% of families fit this description. This focus on family life is reflected in the typical home, which holds nearly three people—a figure higher than the national average.
2.9
▼ -9.4%
- 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 Londonderry — higher than 86% of areas.
| Londonderry | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.9 people per home, Londonderry has some of the highest household sizes in the region, though this has fallen from 3.2 in 2011. Only 19.6% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
19.6% ▲ +27.9%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Londonderry, the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, making up 18.9% of the total. This proportion is well above the Australian figure of 14.1% and has risen since 2011.
18.9% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Londonderry, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; One-parent families is next at 19%.
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 Londonderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10047/londonderry/topic/family-households