Regents Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Regents Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become slightly less common in Regents Park, though the area still sees more people sharing a home than is typical. The typical home now holds 3.0 people, reflecting a community where multi-person households are the norm.

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📍 Regents Park, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Regents Park sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Regents Park — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Regents Park3.0
2143, NSW 3.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.0 people per home, households here are much larger than in most areas and sit a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with a lower share of people living alone (22.3%) compared to the Australian average of 25.6%.

3.0

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.3%

Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 19.5%
  • 2021: 22.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Regents Park splits fairly evenly between 2 people (24%) and 1 person (22%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up the majority of the area at 65.7%. One-parent families account for 15.1% of the total, which is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

15.1%

Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 15.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Regents Park, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 18%.

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 Regents Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125011587/regents-park/topic/family-households