2.1 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Greenwell Point · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Greenwell Point
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people live alone in Greenwell Point compared to the rest of the state. This trend has shifted the local dynamic, with the typical home now holding just 2.1 people, down from 3.0 in 2011.
2.1
▼ -30.0%
- 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 Greenwell Point — lower than 71% of areas.
| Greenwell Point | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households have surged by 22 percentage points since 2011 to reach 34.1%, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. These smaller households mean the area has fewer people per home than most other places.
34.1% ▲ +186.5%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Greenwell Point, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the biggest group at 46.7%, while one-parent families account for 11.5%. This last figure is a little below the New South Wales average and has fallen since 2011.
11.5% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Greenwell Point, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (41%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 Greenwell Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115068/greenwell-point/topic/family-households