2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Newcastle · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Newcastle
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 28% of households in Newcastle are occupied by just one person, reflecting a diverse mix of living arrangements. The area maintains a steady balance between single residents and larger family groups, with the typical home holding about two people.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Newcastle — higher than 57% of areas.
| Newcastle | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2290, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.4 people live in each home, a figure that has edged down since 2011 and is now about the same as the state and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 34.8%, while 27.2% of people live alone, which is a little above the Australian average.
27.2% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Newcastle, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 54.9% of families. One-parent families account for 15.4%, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and has remained relatively stable since 2011.
15.4% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Newcastle, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL102004/newcastle/topic/family-households