3.1 → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sydney - Blacktown · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Sydney - Blacktown
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Sydney - Blacktown have stayed steady since 2011, with 3.1 people typically living in each home. This is a high figure compared to other similar areas, reflecting a region where large families are common and few people live alone.
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 - Blacktown — higher than 99% of areas.
| Sydney - Blacktown | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home here has 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 15.9%, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
15.9% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Sydney - Blacktown splits fairly evenly between 2 people (25%) and 4 people (23%), with 3 people at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 68.6%, while one-parent families account for 14.2%. This last figure is about the same as the state and national averages, though it has fallen by 2.8 points since 2011.
14.2% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sydney - Blacktown, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 16%.
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 - Blacktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/116/sydney-blacktown/topic/family-households