2.8 —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Epping (NSW) - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Epping (NSW) - West compared to the rest of the country. This is an area where most homes are occupied by families, with a typical household size of 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Epping (NSW) - West — higher than 79% of areas.
| Epping (NSW) - West | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2121, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, with 31% of households containing two people and about 21% each having three or four people. Only 16.4% of residents live alone, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
2.8 —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
16.4% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Epping (NSW) - West, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (21%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 67%, while one-parent families are much less common here than in most areas. At 10%, the rate of single-parent families is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.0% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Epping (NSW) - West, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Epping (NSW) - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126011721/epping-west/topic/family-households