Jindabyne · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Jindabyne

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 30% of people in Jindabyne live alone, a figure well above the New South Wales and national averages. This suggests a varied mix of living arrangements in the town, though the typical household size remains steady at 2.4 people.

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📍 Jindabyne, Urban Centre

Where Jindabyne sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 Jindabyne — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jindabyne2.4
2627, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 29% of homes are occupied by one person, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Despite this, households with two people are the most common at 31.9%, and the overall number of people per home has barely changed since 2011.

2.4 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.0% ▼ -2.7%

Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 29.8%
  • 2016: 31.5%
  • 2021: 29.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Jindabyne splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Almost half of all families in the area are couples with children, while 34.3% are couples without. One-parent families make up 14.9% of the total, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011 and is about the same as the state average.

14.9% ▲ +6.5%

Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 19.6%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jindabyne, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (15%).

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 Jindabyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115086/jindabyne/topic/family-households