2.0 → 0.0%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Erskineville - Alexandria · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Erskineville - Alexandria
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live in each home in Erskineville - Alexandria than in the rest of the country. The area is defined by small households, with 33.9% of people living alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This makes it a place of small living arrangements and fewer large family groups.
2.0
→ 0.0%
- 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 Erskineville - Alexandria — lower than 93% of areas.
| Erskineville - Alexandria | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 2015, NSW | 2.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 2.0 people live in the typical home, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages and has barely changed since 2011. This is driven by the fact that 33.9% of residents live alone, which is much higher than most areas.
33.9% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Erskineville - Alexandria, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up just 7.2% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and has fallen since 2011. Most families here are couples, with 51.0% having no children and 40.6% having children.
7.2% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Erskineville - Alexandria, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 41%.
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 Erskineville - Alexandria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031330/erskineville-alexandria/topic/family-households