Pendle Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pendle Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people live in the typical Pendle Hill home, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. This reflects a community where large households are common, with families making up the vast majority of residents.

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📍 Pendle Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Pendle Hill sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +3.7%
  • 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 Pendle Hill — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pendle Hill2.8
2145, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here are larger than the national figure, with 2.8 people per dwelling. Only 23.9% of people live alone, which is a little below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.8 ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.9% ▼ -9.5%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.4%
  • 2016: 23.2%
  • 2021: 23.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Pendle Hill splits fairly evenly between 1 person (24%) and 2 people (24%), with 3 people at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up 68.1% of the area. Single-parent families account for 11.1%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.1% ▼ -17.7%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.5%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pendle Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Pendle Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13193/pendle-hill/topic/family-households