East Jindabyne · Urban Centre

Family & Households in East Jindabyne

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in East Jindabyne, where only 20.7% of people live alone. This is well below the national figure of 25.6%, meaning more residents share their homes with others than in most Australian areas.

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📍 East Jindabyne, Urban Centre

Where East Jindabyne sits — Average household size

2.7 → 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
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  • 5.4: 1 area
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  • 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 East Jindabyne — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
East Jindabyne2.7
2627, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. While these numbers have barely changed since 2011, the proportion of people living alone rose slightly to 20.7%.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.7% ▲ +11.0%

Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 18.6%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 20.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In East Jindabyne, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up a large 63.1% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for just 9.6%, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen 9.0 points since 2011.

9.6% ▼ -48.4%

Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 18.6%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In East Jindabyne, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 East Jindabyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121034/east-jindabyne/topic/family-households