Leichhardt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Leichhardt

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.

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📍 Leichhardt, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Leichhardt sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Leichhardt — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Leichhardt2.4
2040, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

Household size

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In Leichhardt, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

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%.

Family composition

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In Leichhardt, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120021675/leichhardt/topic/family-households