2.6 → 0.0%
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
New South Wales · State / Territory
Family & Households in New South Wales
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 2.6 people live in each home across New South Wales, which is much higher than in most other states. This figure has barely changed over the last decade. The state's family and household patterns generally align with national trends.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 2.4: 3 areas
- 2.5: 4 areas
- 2.6: 1 area
- 2.7: 0 areas
- 2.8: 1 area
All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is New South Wales.
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical household size is about the same as the national figure of 2.5. Two-person homes are the most common at 32.8%, while a quarter of the population live alone, a figure that has remained steady since 2011.
25.0% ▲ +2.9%
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In New South Wales, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group of families at 59.0%. One-parent families account for 14.0% of the total, which is about the same as the national average and shows little change from previous years.
14.0% ▼ -3.1%
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In New South Wales, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 New South Wales [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/1/new-south-wales/topic/family-households