2.9 —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Thornton - Millers Forest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Thornton - Millers Forest
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Thornton - Millers Forest than in the rest of the country. This area is dominated by larger households, where the typical home holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. It is a place where family living is the clear norm.
2.9
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- 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 Thornton - Millers Forest — higher than 86% of areas.
| Thornton - Millers Forest | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2324, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.9 people per home, household sizes are much higher than in most similar areas. Only 12.8% of people live alone, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 25%.
12.8% —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Thornton - Millers Forest, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 63.9% of families. One-parent families account for 11.8%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
11.8% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Thornton - Millers Forest, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; 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 Thornton - Millers Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106021618/thornton-millers-forest/topic/family-households