3.1 ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Chifley · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Chifley
How families and households are made up across the area.
An average of 3.1 people live in each home in Chifley, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This indicates a community of larger households, where few people live alone compared to the rest of the country.
3.1
▲ +19.2%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 2 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 3 areas
- 2.3: 23 areas
- 2.4: 27 areas
- 2.5: 26 areas
- 2.6: 22 areas
- 2.7: 16 areas
- 2.8: 8 areas
- 2.9: 9 areas
- 3.0: 5 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 2 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Chifley — higher than 99% of areas.
| Chifley | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home is larger than the national figure, and the number of people per home has risen since 2011. Only 16.6% of people live alone, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
16.6% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 95% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Chifley splits fairly evenly between 2 people (25%) and 4 people (21%), with 3 people at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.1% of the area, which is much higher than most other areas and rose slightly since 2011. Most families are couples with children, who account for 66.2% of the total.
17.1% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Chifley, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; One-parent families is next at 17%.
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 Chifley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED108/chifley/topic/family-households