3.8 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 3.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Blackmans Flat · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Blackmans Flat
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes are a standout feature of Blackmans Flat, where the number of people living in each house is among the highest for similar areas. With 3.8 people per home, the community is far more crowded than the national figure of 2.5.
3.8
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- 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 Blackmans Flat — higher than 99% of areas.
| Blackmans Flat | 3.8 |
|---|---|
| 2790, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living arrangements in Blackmans Flat are much denser than usual, with 3.8 people per home. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the Australian average of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →Blackmans Flat splits fairly evenly between 3 people (50%) and 4 people (50%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20% of the area, which is much higher than most other areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 60% of the total.
20.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Blackmans Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 Blackmans Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10393/blackmans-flat/topic/family-households