2.6 —
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Parramatta · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Parramatta
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Parramatta compared to the national average, as the area has a strong presence of larger households. Most homes here are shared, with an average of 2.6 people per dwelling. This creates a living environment where single-person households are less common than in most other parts of Australia.
2.6
—
- 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 Parramatta — higher than 79% of areas.
| Parramatta | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 22.5% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. However, the number of single-person homes has risen since 2016, while the typical number of people per home has edged down to 2.6.
22.5% —
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Parramatta, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 63.4% of families in the area. Only 10.9% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia and has barely changed since 2016.
10.9% —
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Parramatta, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16260/parramatta/topic/family-households