2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Fairfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Fairfield
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Fairfield, where 2.9 people typically share a home. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where large family units are common.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 Fairfield — higher than 86% of areas.
| Fairfield | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2165, NSW | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 23.2% of people live alone, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%. While the number of single-person homes rose slightly since 2011, the typical number of people per home has edged down to 2.9.
23.2% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Fairfield splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 1 person (23%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.0% of the area, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This high proportion has remained steady since 2011, while couples with children form the largest group at 60.7%.
21.0% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Fairfield, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; One-parent families is next at 21%.
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 Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021515/fairfield/topic/family-households