2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Strathmore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Strathmore
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 70% of families in Strathmore are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family living. This focus on families is reflected in the area's larger-than-usual households and a very low number of people living on their own.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Strathmore — higher than 79% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
With 2.8 people per home, Strathmore has a typical household size that is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with the fact that only 19.1% of residents live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
19.1% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Strathmore, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.3% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1% and has fallen slightly since 2011. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 70.4% of the total.
9.3% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Strathmore, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Strathmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011231/strathmore/topic/family-households