2.9 —
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Canterbury-Bankstown · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Canterbury-Bankstown
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are common in Canterbury-Bankstown, where the number of people per home is among the highest for similar areas. This trend is reflected in the low number of people living alone and a high proportion of families with children.
2.9
—
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Canterbury-Bankstown — higher than 89% of areas.
| Canterbury-Bankstown | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.9 people live in each home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 21.2% of residents live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
21.2% —
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Canterbury-Bankstown, the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64.8% of families. One-parent families account for 16.1%, which is a little above both the New South Wales and national figures.
16.1% —
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Canterbury-Bankstown, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
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 Canterbury-Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11570/canterbury-bankstown/topic/family-households