2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mayfield - Warabrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in Mayfield - Warabrook than in 2011, with the typical household now holding just 2.2 people. This shift is seen in a high number of single-person households, which now make up nearly a third of the area.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Mayfield - Warabrook — lower than 86% of areas.
| Mayfield - Warabrook | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2304, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Single-person households are much more common here than in most other areas, at 32.7%, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the 2.2 people per home is a little below the New South Wales average.
2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
32.7% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Mayfield - Warabrook splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 16%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.9% of the area, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1% despite falling slightly since 2011. Half of all families here are couples with children, while 30.1% are couples without children.
17.9% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Mayfield - Warabrook, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mayfield - Warabrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031227/mayfield-warabrook/topic/family-households