Eastwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Eastwood

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 63.1% of all families in Eastwood, making it a strong hub for family life. This area is busier than most, with more people sharing a home and far fewer people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Eastwood, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Eastwood sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Eastwood — higher than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Eastwood2.8
2122, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Eastwood are more crowded than in most areas, with 2.8 people per home. This is higher than the Australian figure of 2.5, and only 19.8% of households consist of a person living alone, which is well below the national rate of 25.6%.

Household size

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In Eastwood, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 10.5% of the total, a figure that is much lower than most other areas and well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

Family composition

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In Eastwood, 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 Eastwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126021723/eastwood/topic/family-households