2.4 —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Leichhardt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Typical household patterns in Leichhardt sit around the middle of similar areas. Most of the community lives in small to medium groups, with 2.4 people per home and a strong presence of both couple-led and single-person households.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Leichhardt — lower than 64% of areas.
| Leichhardt | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2040, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 26% of residents live alone, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Two-person households are the most common, making up 34.1% of the area.
2.4 —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.0% —
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Leichhardt, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (18%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children form the largest group at 60.4%, while one-parent families make up 11.7%. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
11.7% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Leichhardt, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120021675/leichhardt/topic/family-households