Bossley Park - Abbotsbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Bossley Park - Abbotsbury

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than three people typically live in each home in Bossley Park - Abbotsbury, a figure well above the national average. This is a predominantly family-focused area where large households are the norm and very few people live alone. The typical home is crowded compared to the rest of the state, though the average household size has edged down slightly since 2011.

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📍 Bossley Park - Abbotsbury, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bossley Park - Abbotsbury sits — Average household size

3.3 ▼ -2.9%
  • 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
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  • 5.6: 0 areas
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  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bossley Park - Abbotsbury — higher than 97% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bossley Park - Abbotsbury3.3
2176, NSW 3.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.3 people per home, this area has some of the largest households in the region. This is reflected in the fact that only 13% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% national figure.

3.3 ▼ -2.9%

Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.4
  • 2016: 3.4
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.0% ▲ +38.1%

Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Bossley Park - Abbotsbury splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 4 people (21%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most of the community consists of families, with couples with children making up 68.9% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.6%, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.

13.6% ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 13.1%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 13.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bossley Park - Abbotsbury, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 16%.

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 Bossley Park - Abbotsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021510/bossley-park-abbotsbury/topic/family-households