Panania · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Panania

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people live in the typical Panania home, which is much higher than most other areas. This makes the suburb a place where larger households are the norm and living alone is far less common than across the country.

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📍 Panania, Suburb / Locality

Where Panania sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +3.6%
  • 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 Panania — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Panania2.9
2213, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.9 people per home, Panania sits a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 20.3% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9 ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.3% ▼ -6.1%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.6%
  • 2016: 19.9%
  • 2021: 20.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Panania, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 66.8% of families. One-parent families account for 13.1%, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the national average.

13.1% ▼ -11.0%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.8%
  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Panania, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Panania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13155/panania/topic/family-households