2.0 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Banksmeadow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
A drop from 3.0 to 2.0 people per home since 2011 marks a significant shift in Banksmeadow. The area now has much smaller households than the state or national average, with many more people living alone than in most other similar places.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Banksmeadow — lower than 93% of areas.
| Banksmeadow | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 2019, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Just 2.0 people typically live in each home, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This trend is reflected in the 31.5% of residents who live alone, a rate well above the national average.
2.0 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
31.5% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Banksmeadow, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (20%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 9.9% of the area, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%. Couples without children are the most common family type at 44.1%.
9.9% —
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Banksmeadow splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 10%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Banksmeadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117011320/banksmeadow/topic/family-households