Guildford - South Granville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Guildford - South Granville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are a hallmark of daily life in Guildford - South Granville, where homes typically hold 3.2 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, making it one of the most crowded areas for its size.

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📍 Guildford - South Granville, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Guildford - South Granville sits — Average household size

3.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Guildford - South Granville — higher than 94% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Guildford - South Granville3.2
2161, NSW 3.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.2 people per home, household size here is much higher than the New South Wales figure of 2.6. While 23.6% of people live alone—a figure that rose slightly since 2011—about 14.6% of homes contain six or more people.

3.2 → 0.0%

Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.6% ▲ +8.4%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 21.7%
  • 2016: 20.6%
  • 2021: 23.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Guildford - South Granville splits fairly evenly between 1 person (24%) and 2 people (21%), with 4 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 69.3% of families, though one-parent families are much more common here than in most areas. At 16.8%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.

16.8% ▲ +2.2%

Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.5%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 16.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Guildford - South Granville, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; One-parent families is next at 17%.

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 Guildford - South Granville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031483/guildford-south-granville/topic/family-households