2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Paterson · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Paterson
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Paterson have remained steady over the last decade, with most homes housing more people than the national average. The area is dominated by family units, with 63.6% of households being couples with children. This creates a residential profile where few people live alone compared to the rest of the state.
2.7
▼ -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 Paterson — higher than 71% of areas.
| Paterson | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2421, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Paterson holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. Fewer people live alone here than in most other areas, at only 20.9%.
20.9% ▲ +33.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Paterson, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families make up the vast majority of households, and one-parent families are well below the national figure at just 7.7%. Most families are couples, with 63.6% having children and 28.9% without.
7.7% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Paterson, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13170/paterson/topic/family-households