2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Newcastle - Maitland · Urban Area
Family & Households in Newcastle - Maitland
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living alone in Newcastle - Maitland than they were in 2011, as the area's household patterns shift. Most homes are now family-based, with 54.8% of families consisting of couples with children. This creates a residential profile that is steady and consistent with national trends.
2.5
→ 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 Newcastle - Maitland — higher than 71% of areas.
| Newcastle - Maitland | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2320, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure and has barely changed since 2011. While 26.3% of people live alone, this is lower than most areas.
26.3% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Newcastle - Maitland, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.8% of families here. One-parent families account for 16.6%, which is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
16.6% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 51% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Newcastle - Maitland, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Newcastle - Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1025/newcastle-maitland/topic/family-households