2.2 ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Darlington Point · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Darlington Point
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Darlington Point than in the rest of New South Wales. This trend has grown over the last decade, contributing to a typical home size that is now smaller than the national figure. The area also sees a much higher rate of single-parent families compared to the state and country.
2.2
▼ -12.0%
- 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 Darlington Point — lower than 64% of areas.
| Darlington Point | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2706, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.2 people, which is lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011. This is partly because 35.1% of residents live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%.
35.1% ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Darlington Point splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26.1% of the total, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%. This represents some of the highest proportions of single-parent families among similar areas.
26.1% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Darlington Point, the largest group is Couples with children at 39%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (26%).
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 Darlington Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121030/darlington-point/topic/family-households