2.2 ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Alstonville · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher proportion of people live alone in Alstonville than across the rest of the state. This contributes to smaller typical households, where only 2.2 people live in the average home. While these numbers are lower than the national figure, the number of people per home has grown since 2011.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Alstonville — lower than 64% of areas.
| Alstonville | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2477, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 33.8% of homes are occupied by one person, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. Two-person households are the most common, making up 37.3% of the total.
2.2 ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.8% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Alstonville splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 12%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.0% of the area, a little above the 14.1% Australian average. This figure has risen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
17.0% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Alstonville, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Alstonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114001/alstonville/topic/family-households