2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Botany · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Botany
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share each home in Botany than in most similar areas. It is a place where family units are common, with a typical household size of 2.5 people and a low proportion of single-person homes compared to other parts of the region.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Botany — higher than 57% of areas.
| Botany | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here houses 2.5 people, which is higher than in most similar areas. Two-person households are the most common at 33.8%, while those living alone make up 25.1% of the total.
25.1% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Botany, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.7% of families, while one-parent families account for 12.6%. This last figure is lower than most similar areas and has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
12.6% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Botany, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Botany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11701/botany/topic/family-households