2.8 ▲ +55.6%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hanwood · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Hanwood
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm in Hanwood (L), where nearly three people typically live in each home. This reflects a shift toward family living, as the number of people living alone has plummeted since 2011.
2.8
▲ +55.6%
- 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 Hanwood — higher than 81% of areas.
| Hanwood | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2680, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home now holds 2.8 people, a figure that has risen significantly from 1.8 in 2011. Very few residents live alone (20.7%), which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
20.7% ▼ -54.5%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Hanwood, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most homes are family-based, with couples with children making up 62.1% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.2%, a share that is lower than most similar areas and has fallen slightly since 2011.
13.2% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hanwood, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Hanwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121049/hanwood/topic/family-households