2.6 —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Parramatta - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Parramatta - South compared to the rest of Australia. The area is shaped by a high proportion of families, with 60.2% of households consisting of couples with children.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Parramatta - South — higher than 57% of areas.
| Parramatta - South | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2150, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. This is consistent with the fact that only 21.7% of households are people living alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
2.6 —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
21.7% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Parramatta - South splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 3 people (25%), with 1 person at 22%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Family units are common, and the 10.5% of one-parent families is much lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
10.5% —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Parramatta - South, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Parramatta - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041718/parramatta-south/topic/family-households