2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Parkes Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Parkes Surrounds
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 31% of people in Parkes Surrounds live alone, which is well above the national figure. This high number of single-person households creates a distinct social landscape for the area. Most homes are small, typically housing just two or three people.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Parkes Surrounds — lower than 64% of areas.
| Parkes Surrounds | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2875, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as across New South Wales. However, the number of people living alone has risen to 31.1%, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 25.6%.
31.1% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Parkes Surrounds splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.0% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a rise of 1.7 percentage points since 2011 and is much higher than most similar areas.
18.0% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Parkes Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Parkes Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021068/parkes-surrounds/topic/family-households