2.0 —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Zetland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live in each home in Zetland than is typical across Australia. The area is mostly made up of small households, with nearly half of all homes containing just two people.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Zetland — lower than 93% of areas.
| Zetland | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 2017, NSW | 1.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 31.7% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.0 people, a number well below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.
2.0 —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
31.7% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Zetland, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples without children, making up 57.5% of the total. One-parent families account for only 7.8%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
7.8% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Zetland, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Zetland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031648/zetland/topic/family-households