Prospect Reservoir · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Prospect Reservoir

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live in each home in Prospect Reservoir than in most similar areas. With a typical home holding only 1.4 people, the area has a much smaller household size than the rest of the state and the nation.

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📍 Prospect Reservoir, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Prospect Reservoir sits — Average household size

1.4 ▼ -30.0%
  • 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 Prospect Reservoir — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Prospect Reservoir1.4
2148, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical household size is 1.4 people, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the national figure of 2.5. This number has fallen since 2011, when the typical home held 2.0 people.

1.4 ▼ -30.0%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2021: 1.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Prospect Reservoir, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 100%, ahead of Couples with children (0%).

Family composition

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In Prospect Reservoir, Couples without children is the majority at 100%.

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 Prospect Reservoir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116031318/prospect-reservoir/topic/family-households