2.9 —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Macquarie Fields · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Macquarie Fields
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 61.6% of the families in Macquarie Fields, making it a primary hub for family life. The area is defined by larger-than-average homes and a high proportion of single-parent households. This creates a residential profile that differs significantly from the typical New South Wales suburb.
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 Macquarie Fields — higher than 86% of areas.
| Macquarie Fields | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2564, NSW | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 21.8%, which is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
21.8% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Macquarie Fields splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 1 person (22%), with 3 people at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.4% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1% and among the highest for similar areas.
22.4% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Macquarie Fields, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; One-parent families is next at 22%.
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 Macquarie Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123021706/macquarie-fields/topic/family-households