3.2 ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Erskine Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Erskine Park
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes are a defining feature of Erskine Park, where the typical household is much larger than in most similar areas. With 3.2 people per home, the area is well above the national figure of 2.5. This suggests a community dominated by larger family groups rather than single occupants.
3.2
▼ -5.9%
- 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 Erskine Park — higher than 94% of areas.
| Erskine Park | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 2759, NSW | 3.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 11.7% of people live alone, a figure far below both the state and national averages. While this has risen slightly since 2011, the area remains dominated by larger groups, with 24% of homes holding four people and 10.4% holding five.
11.7% ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Erskine Park splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (24%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 67.4%. One-parent families account for 12.7% of the total, which is a little below the Australian average and has risen slightly since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Erskine Park, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 Erskine Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124051469/erskine-park/topic/family-households