3.2 —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Schofields - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households have become the norm in Schofields - East, where the typical home now holds 3.2 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community dominated by large family groups rather than individuals.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Schofields - East — higher than 94% of areas.
| Schofields - East | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 2762, NSW | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are much larger than usual, with 28.5% of households containing four people. Only 11.3% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
3.2 —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
11.3% —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Schofields - East splits fairly evenly between 4 people (29%) and 3 people (24%), with 2 people at 23%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Three out of four families here are couples with children, making up 75% of the total. One-parent families account for 9.6%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14%.
9.6% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Schofields - East, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; Couples without children is next at 15%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Schofields - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021632/schofields-east/topic/family-households