3.1 ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Blakehurst · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Blakehurst
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm in Blakehurst, where typical homes hold 3.1 people. This is higher than the state and national figures, making it a place where few people live alone compared to most other areas.
3.1
▲ +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 Blakehurst — higher than 88% of areas.
| Blakehurst | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 2221, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 3.1 people per home, Blakehurst has some of the highest household sizes for its area. This is reflected in the fact that only 15.9% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
15.9% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Blakehurst, the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most households are couples with children, making up 69.8% of families. One-parent families account for 9.9%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
9.9% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Blakehurst, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children 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 Blakehurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10402/blakehurst/topic/family-households