Zetland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Zetland

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.

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📍 Zetland, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Zetland sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 Zetland — lower than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Zetland2.0
2017, NSW 1.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

Household size

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In Zetland, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

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.

Family composition

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In Zetland, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 31%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

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