2.9 —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bankstown - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Bankstown - North
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Bankstown - North than they were five years ago, but homes remain crowded. The area is known for large households, with an average of 2.9 people per home, which is much higher than most other areas.
2.9
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- 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 Bankstown - North — higher than 86% of areas.
| Bankstown - North | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2200, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here are larger than those across Australia, though the number of people per home has edged down slightly to 2.9 since 2016. This is consistent with the fact that 22.7% of people now live alone, a figure that has risen by 1.6 percentage points.
22.7% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Bankstown - North splits fairly evenly between 2 people (25%) and 1 person (23%), with 3 people at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.6% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has risen since 2016, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 63.1%.
18.6% —
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bankstown - North, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; One-parent families is next at 19%.
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 Bankstown - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119011571/bankstown-north/topic/family-households