Chippendale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Chippendale

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.

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📍 Chippendale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Chippendale sits — Average household size

1.8
  • 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 Chippendale — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Chippendale1.8
2008, NSW 1.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

Household size

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In Chippendale, the largest group is 1 person at 46%, followed by 2 people (39%) and 3 people (9%).

Families

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%.

Family composition

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In Chippendale, Couples without children is the majority at 66%; Couples with children is next at 21%.

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 Chippendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031639/chippendale/topic/family-households