Albion Park Rail · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Albion Park Rail

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high proportion of single-parent homes defines the domestic landscape of Albion Park Rail. While many households follow national patterns, one in five families here are headed by a single parent, which is well above the state and national figures.

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📍 Albion Park Rail, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Albion Park Rail sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -7.4%
  • 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 Albion Park Rail — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Albion Park Rail2.5
2527, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Albion Park Rail holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. About 25.1% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011.

2.5 ▼ -7.4%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.1% ▲ +18.0%

Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 21.3%
  • 2016: 22.3%
  • 2021: 25.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Albion Park Rail, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 20.8% of the total, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most other families consist of couples with children (49.3%) or couples without children (28.6%).

20.8% ▲ +4.0%

Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 20.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Albion Park Rail, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 Albion Park Rail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031137/albion-park-rail/topic/family-households