Caringbah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Caringbah

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.

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📍 Caringbah, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Caringbah sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Caringbah — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Caringbah2.3
2229, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.0%

Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 33.0%
  • 2021: 33.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Caringbah splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Caringbah, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Caringbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128011602/caringbah/topic/family-households