2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Marrickville · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Marrickville
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller household sizes shape daily life in Marrickville, where 30% of residents live alone. This is well above the national figure of 25.6%, making the area a common choice for single occupants and smaller groups.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 Marrickville — lower than 71% of areas.
| Marrickville | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2204, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Marrickville holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.5. Around 35.5% of households consist of two people, while 30% are single-person homes.
30.0% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Marrickville, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of the families here are couples with children, while 31.9% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 14.4% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
14.4% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Marrickville, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Marrickville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12514/marrickville/topic/family-households