3.0 ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Fairfield - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Fairfield - East
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Fairfield - East than in 2011, though homes remain larger than most. This area is defined by high numbers of large households, with the typical home holding 3.0 people.
3.0
▼ -3.2%
- 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 Fairfield - East — higher than 89% of areas.
| Fairfield - East | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2165, NSW | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 3.0 people per home, households here are much larger than most areas and sit a little above the national figure of 2.5. While the typical home size has edged down since 2011, the number of people living alone rose to 25.8%.
25.8% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Fairfield - East splits fairly evenly between 1 person (26%) and 2 people (23%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.6% of the area, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is a high proportion compared to most similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
19.6% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Fairfield - East, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; One-parent families 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 Fairfield - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031480/fairfield-east/topic/family-households