Mayfield - Warabrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Mayfield - Warabrook

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.

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📍 Mayfield - Warabrook, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mayfield - Warabrook sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Mayfield - Warabrook — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mayfield - Warabrook2.2
2304, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.7% ▲ +1.3%

Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 32.3%
  • 2016: 32.4%
  • 2021: 32.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Mayfield - Warabrook splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 20.2%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mayfield - Warabrook, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 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