Canley Vale - Canley Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Canley Vale - Canley Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 60.7% of the families in Canley Vale - Canley Heights, the biggest group in the area. This community is known for having very large households compared to the rest of the country. It is an area where most people live in family groups rather than on their own.

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📍 Canley Vale - Canley Heights, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Canley Vale - Canley Heights sits — Average household size

3.3 ▲ +3.1%
  • 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 Canley Vale - Canley Heights — higher than 97% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Canley Vale - Canley Heights3.3
2166, NSW 3.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are crowded, with 3.3 people per dwelling, a figure well above the national average of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, which at 18.2% is well below the New South Wales figure of 25%.

3.3 ▲ +3.1%

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

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.2% ▲ +12.2%

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.2%
  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Canley Vale - Canley Heights splits fairly evenly between 2 people (22%) and 4 people (18%), with 1 person at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are common here, making up 23.6% of all families. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and has remained steady since 2011.

23.6% ▼ -0.2%

Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 23.6%
  • 2016: 24.0%
  • 2021: 23.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Canley Vale - Canley Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; One-parent families is next at 24%.

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 Canley Vale - Canley Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021513/canley-vale-canley-heights/topic/family-households