Parramatta - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Parramatta - South

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.

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📍 Parramatta - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Parramatta - South sits — Average household size

2.6 —
  • 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 Parramatta - South — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Parramatta - South2.6
2150, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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%.

Household size

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Parramatta - South splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 3 people (25%), with 1 person at 22%.

Families

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%.

Family composition

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In Parramatta - South, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 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