2.6 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Singleton · Urban Area
Family & Households in Singleton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest family group in Singleton, accounting for 59.1% of all families. This is a place where home sizes have grown over the last decade, with the typical number of people per home now sitting at 2.6.
2.6
▲ +8.3%
- 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 Singleton — higher than 86% of areas.
| Singleton | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2330, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home in Singleton holds 2.6 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the number of people living alone has fallen to 25.3% since 2011, two-person households are the most common at 32.7%.
25.3% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 84% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Singleton, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.5% of the total, a figure that is lower than most areas and has fallen 3.9 points since 2011. This is slightly above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
15.5% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 63% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Singleton, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1029/singleton/topic/family-households