2.8 ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ashtonfield · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ashtonfield
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Ashtonfield compared to the rest of the country. This area is dominated by larger households, with 2.8 people living in the typical home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.
2.8
▼ -6.7%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ashtonfield — higher than 76% of areas.
| Ashtonfield | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2323, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here is larger than in most areas, with 32.5% of households containing two people and 19.4% containing four. Only 16.2% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
16.2% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ashtonfield, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families in the area are couples with children, making up 63.6% of all family units. One-parent families account for 12.7%, which is higher than in most similar areas but a little below the state and national figures.
12.7% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ashtonfield, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Ashtonfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10103/ashtonfield/topic/family-households