1.8 —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Chippendale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all homes in Chippendale are occupied by just one person. This creates a living environment where households are much smaller than the state and national figures, with a very high proportion of people living alone.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Chippendale — lower than 99% of areas.
| Chippendale | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| 2008, NSW | 1.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Living alone is common here, with 46.1% of households consisting of one person, which is far above the 25.6% national figure. Consequently, the typical home has only 1.8 people, a figure well below the Australian average of 2.5.
1.8 —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
46.1% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Chippendale, the largest group is 1 person at 46%, followed by 2 people (39%) and 3 people (9%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 65.4%. One-parent families are rare at 7.1%, which is well below both the state and national figures of around 14%.
7.1% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Chippendale, Couples without children is the majority at 66%; Couples with children is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Chippendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031639/chippendale/topic/family-households