2.3 —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Marrickville - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are far more common in Marrickville - South than in most similar areas. Roughly one third of the population lives alone, and the typical home holds only 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Marrickville - South — lower than 71% of areas.
| Marrickville - South | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2204, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
A high 32.4% of people live alone, which is well above the 25.6% seen across Australia. This helps explain why the typical home size is smaller than in most areas, with two-person households being the most common at 34.7%.
2.3 —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
32.4% —
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Marrickville - South splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 15%.
Family types and one-parent families.
About half of families here are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 15.4% of the total. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and higher than most similar areas.
15.4% —
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Marrickville - South, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Marrickville - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117021637/marrickville-south/topic/family-households