3.4 ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3
- 2016: 3.4
- 2021: 3.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Fairfield - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Fairfield - West
How families and households are made up across the area.
An average of 3.4 people per home makes Fairfield - West one of the most crowded areas in the region. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where large households are the norm rather than the exception.
3.4
▲ +3.0%
- 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 - West — higher than 99% of areas.
| Fairfield - West | 3.4 |
|---|---|
| 2165, NSW | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Few people live alone here, with only 15.0% of households being single-person dwellings, which is far below the Australian figure of 25.6%. This trend has stayed steady since 2011, while the typical home has slightly grown in size.
15.0% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Fairfield - West splits fairly evenly between 2 people (22%) and 4 people (19%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 67.4% of families in the area. One-parent families are much more common here than in most other areas at 18.3%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
18.3% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Fairfield - West, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; One-parent families is next at 18%.
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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021516/fairfield-west/topic/family-households