Cabramatta · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cabramatta

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more one-parent families live in Cabramatta than in most other areas, with 25.3% of families fitting this description. This contributes to a local housing trend where homes are typically more crowded than the national average. The area is defined by large, multi-person households rather than people living on their own.

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📍 Cabramatta, Suburb / Locality

Where Cabramatta sits — Average household size

3.0 → 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 Cabramatta — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cabramatta3.0
2166, NSW 3.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Cabramatta are more crowded than usual, with 3.0 people per home compared to 2.5 nationally. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, which at 20% is well below the New South Wales figure of 25%.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.0% ▲ +4.4%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.2%
  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cabramatta, the largest group is 2 people at 26%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25.3% of the local total, a figure far above the national average of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 54.6%, while couples without children account for 17%.

25.3% ▲ +1.0%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.1%
  • 2016: 25.1%
  • 2021: 25.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cabramatta, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; One-parent families is next at 25%.

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 Cabramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10738/cabramatta/topic/family-households