2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Griffith · Urban Area
Family & Households in Griffith
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Griffith are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family life. The area is defined by larger households than most similar places, with a typical home housing 2.6 people.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Griffith — higher than 86% of areas.
| Griffith | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2680, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most similar areas, though the typical size of 2.6 people is about the same as the state and national figures. Around 26.1% of residents live alone, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
26.1% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 78% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Griffith splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (26%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.3% of families, while couples without children account for 25.5%. One-parent families make up 15.0% of the total, which is lower than most similar areas.
15.0% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Griffith, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; 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 Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1016/griffith/topic/family-households