Paddys Flat · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Paddys Flat

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people per home is the norm in Paddys Flat, which is much higher than in most other areas. This creates a pattern of larger households compared to the state and national figures. Most homes here are family-based, with couples raising children being the most common arrangement.

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📍 Paddys Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Paddys Flat sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Paddys Flat — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Paddys Flat2.9
2632, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Paddys Flat holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the national figure of 2.5.

Household size

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Paddys Flat splits fairly evenly between 2 people (50%) and 4 people (50%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 60.9% of families, while 26.1% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.0%, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the New South Wales rate of 14.0%.

Family composition

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In Paddys Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Paddys Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13128/paddys-flat/topic/family-households