Parkesbourne · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Parkesbourne

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Parkesbourne than in most similar areas. This is a place where the vast majority of homes are shared, with over half of all families consisting of couples raising children.

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📍 Parkesbourne, Suburb / Locality

Where Parkesbourne sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -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 Parkesbourne — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Parkesbourne2.5
2580, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 16.1% of residents live by themselves, a result well below the New South Wales average of 25%.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.1% ▼ -19.0%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.9%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Parkesbourne, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (16%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 50.4% of families here. Notably, there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below both the state and national averages of around 14%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.1%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Parkesbourne, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 46%.

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 Parkesbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13163/parkesbourne/topic/family-households