Cherrybrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Cherrybrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 73% of families in Cherrybrook are couples with children, making it an area dominated by larger households. This family-centric profile is reflected in the typical home size, which is notably larger than the national figure. Most households here consist of two or more people.

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📍 Cherrybrook, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Cherrybrook sits — Average household size

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
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  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
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  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Cherrybrook — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cherrybrook3.1
2126, NSW 3.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Cherrybrook typically hold 3.1 people, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.5. This is consistent with the fact that only 11.3% of people live alone, a rate far below both the state and national figures.

3.1

Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.3%

Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 11.2%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Cherrybrook splits fairly evenly between 4 people (28%) and 2 people (27%), with 3 people at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 7.3% of the area, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1% and has fallen slightly since 2016.

7.3%

Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 7.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cherrybrook, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Cherrybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115011558/cherrybrook/topic/family-households