Old Station · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Old Station

How families and households are made up across the area.

One-parent families are much more common in Old Station than in most similar areas. Around 19.2% of families fit this description, which is well above the national figure. This high number of single-parent homes is a key feature of the local family landscape.

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📍 Old Station, Suburb / Locality

Where Old Station sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Old Station — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Old Station2.7
2440, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Old Station has 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.3
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Old Station, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 4 people (29%) and 1 person (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of all families here are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 19.2%, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 14.0%.

Family composition

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In Old Station, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; One-parent families is next at 23%.

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 Old Station [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13091/old-station/topic/family-households