Attunga · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Attunga

How families and households are made up across the area.

Single-person households and one-parent families have both grown significantly in Attunga since 2011. While the typical home holds 2.5 people, the area now sees a higher proportion of one-parent families compared to both the state and national figures.

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📍 Attunga, Urban Centre

Where Attunga sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -7.4%
  • 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 Attunga — higher than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Attunga2.5
2345, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 24.6% of people live alone, a figure that rose 7.9 percentage points since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common at 36.1%, while the typical number of people per home has edged down to 2.5.

2.5 ▼ -7.4%

Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.6% ▲ +47.5%

Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 16.7%
  • 2016: 20.6%
  • 2021: 24.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Attunga, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of families in Attunga are couples with children (54.5%). One-parent families make up 16.7% of the total, which is a little above the national figure and up 11 percentage points since 2011.

16.7% ▲ +176.5%

Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 20.2%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Attunga, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Attunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122009/attunga/topic/family-households