3.1 ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Pennant Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in West Pennant Hills
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in West Pennant Hills have edged down since 2011, but the area remains dominated by large family groups. It is a place where very few people live alone, with the typical home holding 3.1 people.
3.1
▼ -3.1%
- 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 West Pennant Hills — higher than 91% of areas.
| West Pennant Hills | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 2125, NSW | 3.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with the fact that only 9.5% of residents live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
9.5% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Pennant Hills, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most homes are headed by couples with children, who make up 71.2% of families. Only 6.5% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
6.5% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Pennant Hills, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 West Pennant Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115011296/west-pennant-hills/topic/family-households