2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Blacktown · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Blacktown
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in Blacktown than in most other parts of the country, with an average of 2.9 people per household. This area has a strong focus on family living, which is reflected in the low number of people living alone compared to the state and national averages.
2.9
→ 0.0%
- 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 Blacktown — higher than 81% of areas.
| Blacktown | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2148, NSW | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here are larger than the national figure, with 2.9 people per household. This is partly because far fewer people live alone here (20.5%) compared to the 25.6% seen across Australia.
20.5% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Blacktown, the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 63.6% of families. One-parent families represent 14.8% of the total, which is higher than in most similar areas.
14.8% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Blacktown, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Blacktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10396/blacktown/topic/family-households