2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Banksia · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Banksia
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 60% of families in Banksia include children, making it a child-heavy area. Households here are typically larger than in most other areas, with fewer people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Banksia — higher than 76% of areas.
| Banksia | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2216, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Banksia holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 17.4%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
17.4% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Banksia, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.6% of the area, a figure that is much higher than in most similar places and a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
15.6% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Banksia, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Banksia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10179/banksia/topic/family-households