2.3 ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Howlong · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Howlong
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift in living patterns has seen Howlong move toward larger households since 2011. While the typical home now holds 2.3 people, the percentage of people living alone has dropped by 11 points over the last decade.
2.3
▲ +9.5%
- 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 Howlong — lower than 57% of areas.
| Howlong | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2643, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person households are the most common at 43.4%. The number of people per home is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6, though it has risen since 2011.
26.9% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Howlong, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.4% of families. Single-parent families account for 12.1%, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen 5.1 points since 2011.
12.1% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Howlong, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (40%) 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 Howlong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115083/howlong/topic/family-households