Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 31% of people in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill live alone, a figure well above the national average. This means the area is mostly made up of smaller households, with the typical home housing just 2.2 people.

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📍 Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill sits — Average household size

2.2 → 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 Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill2.2
2293, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are very common here, making up 31.3% of households, which is much higher than in most other areas. This helps explain why the usual home size of 2.2 people is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.3% ▼ -1.1%

Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 31.7%
  • 2016: 32.6%
  • 2021: 31.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 46% of families, while one-parent families account for 15.5%. This last group is a little above the national figure, though the proportion of single-parent families fell by 7.3 points since 2011.

15.5% ▼ -32.0%

Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 22.8%
  • 2016: 20.9%
  • 2021: 15.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031235/wickham-carrington-tighes-hill/topic/family-households