2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bankstown · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bankstown
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in Bankstown is more crowded than most, with an average of 2.9 people per dwelling. This level is a little above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where large households are common. The area is marked by a high number of families and far fewer people living alone compared to the rest of Australia.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 Bankstown — higher than 81% of areas.
| Bankstown | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2200, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.9 people per home, Bankstown is much more crowded than most similar areas. This is mirrored by the fact that only 22.1% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
22.1% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Bankstown splits fairly evenly between 2 people (25%) and 1 person (22%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.9% of the area, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 14.0%. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 62.2% of the total.
18.9% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bankstown, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; One-parent families is next at 19%.
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 Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10181/bankstown/topic/family-households