Chatsworth · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Chatsworth

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Chatsworth than in the rest of the state. This area is mostly made up of couples and small households, with a typical home holding just 2.3 people.

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📍 Chatsworth, Suburb / Locality

Where Chatsworth sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Chatsworth — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Chatsworth2.3
2469, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30% of people here live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. This contributes to smaller households, as the typical home has 2.3 people, slightly below the national figure of 2.5.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.0% ▲ +7.1%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.0%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Chatsworth, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up half of all families here. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 7.9% of the total, a figure well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

7.9% ▲ +4.8%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.5%
  • 2016: 22.8%
  • 2021: 7.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Chatsworth, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (42%) and One-parent families (8%).

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 Chatsworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10893/chatsworth/topic/family-households