3.4 —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Marsden Park - Shanes Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a roof in Marsden Park - Shanes Park than in most similar areas. This is a place of large households, where the typical home holds 3.4 people, well above the national figure of 2.5.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Marsden Park - Shanes Park — higher than 99% of areas.
| Marsden Park - Shanes Park | 3.4 |
|---|---|
| 2765, NSW | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are often crowded, with 29.3% of households containing four people. This helps explain why only 8.9% of residents live alone, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 25%.
3.4 —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
8.9% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Marsden Park - Shanes Park, the largest group is 4 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (24%) and 2 people (20%).
Family types and one-parent families.
The area is dominated by couples with children, who make up 78.9% of families. Only 6.3% are one-parent families, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
6.3% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Marsden Park - Shanes Park, Couples with children is the majority at 79%; Couples without children is next at 14%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Marsden Park - Shanes Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021629/marsden-park-shanes-park/topic/family-households