Banksmeadow · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Banksmeadow

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much smaller households than most similar areas define Banksmeadow, where only 2.0 people live in the typical home. This is well below the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a local landscape where small homes and solo living are far more common than in the rest of the country.

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📍 Banksmeadow, Suburb / Locality

Where Banksmeadow sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -33.3%
  • 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 Banksmeadow — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Banksmeadow2.0
2019, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A high number of people live alone here, making up 31.5% of all households, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. This helps explain why 2-person homes are the most common at 42.4%, while five-person households are completely absent.

2.0 ▼ -33.3%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Banksmeadow, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 44.1%, followed closely by couples with children at 41.7%. One-parent families make up 9.9% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

Family composition

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Banksmeadow splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 10%.

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 Banksmeadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10180/banksmeadow/topic/family-households