2.9 —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Blacktown - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Blacktown - South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a defining feature of daily life in Blacktown - South, where an average of 2.9 people share each home. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits above both the state and national figures.
2.9
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- 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 - South — higher than 86% of areas.
| Blacktown - South | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2148, NSW | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26.5% of homes house two people, while 19.3% are single-person households. This share of people living alone is well below the national figure of 25.6%, though it has risen slightly since 2016.
19.3% —
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Blacktown - South, the largest group is 2 people at 26%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 65.8% of the total. Single-parent families account for 15.7% of the mix, which is a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
15.7% —
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Blacktown - South, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 17%.
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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011560/blacktown-south/topic/family-households