2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Chifley · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Chifley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up a huge 70.2% of the families in Chifley, making it a strong hub for parents. This focus on family life is reflected in the homes, which are larger than usual for the area.
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 Chifley — higher than 81% of areas.
| Chifley | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2036, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Chifley hold more people than most, with a typical size of 2.9 people. This is higher than the national figure of 2.5, and far fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of Australia.
20.5% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Chifley splits fairly evenly between 2 people (25%) and 4 people (24%), with 1 person at 21%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About 13.6% of families are one-parent households. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
13.6% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Chifley, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 15%.
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 Chifley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10900/chifley/topic/family-households