2.5 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Northmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Northmead
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much fewer one-parent families live in Northmead compared to the state and national averages. This area is largely defined by family households, with over 63% of families consisting of couples with children. Most homes here house between one and four people.
2.5
→ 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 Northmead — lower than 57% of areas.
| Northmead | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2152, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Northmead has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Australian figure. Around 25.6% of people live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
25.6% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Northmead, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life here is dominated by couples with children, who make up 63.1% of families. At 10.8%, one-parent families are well below the New South Wales figure of 14%.
10.8% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Northmead, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Northmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041491/northmead/topic/family-households