North Strathfield · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in North Strathfield

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a home in North Strathfield than in most similar areas. This is a family-focused suburb where only 20.5% of households consist of someone living alone, a figure well below the national average.

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📍 North Strathfield, Suburb / Locality

Where North Strathfield sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +3.8%
  • 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 North Strathfield — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
North Strathfield2.7
2137, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.7 people per home, households here are slightly larger than those in New South Wales and Australia. This explains why only 20.5% of people live alone, which is much lower than the typical Australian figure of 25.6%.

2.7 ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.5% ▼ -4.7%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.6%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 20.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In North Strathfield, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 1 person (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.4%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 11.4%, which is a little below the state and national figures.

11.4% ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In North Strathfield, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children 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 North Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13019/north-strathfield/topic/family-households