3.1 → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 71% of families in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury are couples with children. This area is defined by large households and a very low number of people living alone, making it one of the most family-heavy regions in the area.
3.1
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury — higher than 99% of areas.
| Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 13.3% of people live alone, a rate far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
13.3% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (24%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up just 8.2% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families consist of couples with children, while couples without children make up another 19.9%.
8.2% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; 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 Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/115/sydney-baulkham-hills-and-hawkesbury/topic/family-households