3.2 —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Leppington - Catherine Field · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher number of people share each home in Leppington - Catherine Field than the national figure. This is an area where large households are the norm, with the typical home holding 3.2 people and very few residents living on their own.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Leppington - Catherine Field — higher than 94% of areas.
| Leppington - Catherine Field | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 2179, NSW | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
With 3.2 people per home, household sizes are among the highest for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 13.1%, which is far below the national rate of 25.6%.
3.2 —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
13.1% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Leppington - Catherine Field splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (23%), with 3 people at 18%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 69.8%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.5%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages of around 14%.
9.5% —
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Leppington - Catherine Field, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Leppington - Catherine Field [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011728/leppington-catherine-field/topic/family-households