2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Penrith · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Penrith
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 41% of people in Penrith live alone, which is among the highest rates for this type of area. This means homes here are typically smaller than in other parts of the country. While many residents live solo, one-parent families are also very common here.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 Penrith — lower than 89% of areas.
| Penrith | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2750, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Penrith holds 2.1 people, a figure that is a little below the national average and has edged down since 2011. This is driven by the fact that 41.3% of households are single people, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%.
41.3% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Penrith, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.6% of the total, a proportion that is well above the New South Wales average of 14%. This figure has remained steady since 2011, while couples with children make up the largest group at 43.2%.
23.6% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Penrith, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (24%).
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 Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124031464/penrith/topic/family-households