Ashfield - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Ashfield - South

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 30% of people in Ashfield - South live alone, which is well above the national figure. This high number of single-person households shapes the local profile, though the area remains a mix of small and mid-sized homes.

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📍 Ashfield - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Ashfield - South 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 Ashfield - South — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ashfield - South2.4
2131, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures. While 34% of households contain two people, those living alone make up a higher share than in most areas.

Household size

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Ashfield - South splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 12.8%, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.

Family composition

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In Ashfield - South, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Ashfield - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031677/ashfield-south/topic/family-households