3.4 —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Harrington Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes and large family groups define daily life in Harrington Park, where the typical household is much larger than those across the country. The area is dominated by families, with a very low number of people living on their own.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Harrington Park — higher than 99% of areas.
| Harrington Park | 3.4 |
|---|---|
| 2567, NSW | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are well above the national figure for size, with 3.4 people per household. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 27.7% of homes hold four people and only 9.3% are single-person households, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 25%.
3.4 —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
9.3% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Harrington Park splits fairly evenly between 4 people (28%) and 2 people (23%), with 3 people at 16%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 75.8%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 8.7%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
8.7% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Harrington Park, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 15%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Harrington Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123011700/harrington-park/topic/family-households