Blacktown (North) - Marayong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Blacktown (North) - Marayong

How families and households are made up across the area.

Crowded homes and large family groups define daily life in Blacktown (North) - Marayong, where an average of 2.9 people live in each single dwelling. This figure is much higher than most other areas, reflecting a community where few people live by themselves.

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📍 Blacktown (North) - Marayong, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Blacktown (North) - Marayong sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 Blacktown (North) - Marayong — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Blacktown (North) - Marayong2.9
2148, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 19.2% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Because so few live solo, the area has a much higher number of people per home than most other places.

2.9 → 0.0%

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

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.2% ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 19.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Blacktown (North) - Marayong, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.7%. One-parent families are also much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 16.8% of the total.

16.8% ▼ -11.1%

Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 18.9%
  • 2016: 18.4%
  • 2021: 16.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Blacktown (North) - Marayong, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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 Blacktown (North) - Marayong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011304/blacktown-marayong/topic/family-households