3.0 ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
St Clair · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in St Clair
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group in St Clair, with 63.6% of families fitting this description. The area is known for its large households and a much lower rate of people living alone compared to other parts of the country.
3.0
▼ -6.3%
- 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 St Clair — higher than 89% of areas.
| St Clair | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2759, NSW | 3.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in St Clair are larger than usual, with 3.0 people per home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Very few people live alone here; at 14.3%, this is far below the Australian average of 25.6%.
14.3% ▲ +32.3%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In St Clair, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.4% of the local population, a figure that is a little above both the state and national averages. This proportion has barely changed since 2011.
15.4% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In St Clair, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 St Clair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124051470/st-clair/topic/family-households