3.0 —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Blacktown - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Blacktown - West
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Blacktown - West, where the typical home holds 3.0 people. This is a family-heavy area with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
3.0
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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 - West — higher than 89% of areas.
| Blacktown - West | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2148, NSW | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With only 18.1% of people living alone, this figure is well below the national average of 25.6%. Most homes are crowded, with 40% of households containing three or four people, though the average size has edged down slightly since 2016.
18.1% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Blacktown - West, the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 64.5%. One-parent families account for 14.5%, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure.
14.5% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Blacktown - West, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011561/blacktown-west/topic/family-households