2.5 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Linden · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Linden
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Linden (L) compared to most other areas, with only 14.4% of households being single-person homes. This makes it a place where most residents share their living space, and family life is a central part of the local landscape.
2.5
▲ +8.7%
- 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 Linden — higher than 64% of areas.
| Linden | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2778, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.5 people, a figure that has risen since 2011. About 47% of households consist of two people, while the proportion of people living alone is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
14.4% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Linden, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 1 person (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 56.2% of families. The proportion of one-parent families is 9.2%, which is well below the New South Wales average of 14%.
9.2% ▲ +50.2%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Linden, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Linden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122079/linden/topic/family-households