2.3 —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Caringbah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people live alone in Caringbah than in other similar areas. This gap is clear when compared to the national figure, with 33% of homes containing just one person. This contributes to a smaller typical household size for the area.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Caringbah — lower than 71% of areas.
| Caringbah | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2229, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Caringbah has 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This lower number is driven by the fact that 33% of households consist of one person, a figure well above the national average.
2.3 —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.0% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Caringbah splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 15%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58% of families here. One-parent families represent 15.4% of the total, which is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
15.4% —
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Caringbah, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Caringbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128011602/caringbah/topic/family-households