Leppington - Catherine Field · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Leppington - Catherine Field

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.

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📍 Leppington - Catherine Field, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Leppington - Catherine Field sits — Average household size

3.2
  • 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 Leppington - Catherine Field — higher than 94% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Leppington - Catherine Field3.2
2179, NSW 3.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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%.

Household size

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Leppington - Catherine Field splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (23%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

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%.

Family composition

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In Leppington - Catherine Field, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 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