2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Penrose · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Penrose
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of people living alone has shaped the recent trends in Penrose. The area now has a high proportion of small households, with 29% of residents living by themselves. This is notably higher than across both New South Wales and Australia.
2.2
—
- 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 Penrose — lower than 76% of areas.
| Penrose | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2579, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Penrose are smaller than most areas, with a typical size of 2.2 people. Nearly half of all households consist of just two people, while 29% are single-person homes, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%.
29.0% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Penrose, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 24.9% of the local total, a figure that is far above the New South Wales average of 14%. This is among the highest proportions for this family type at this level.
24.9% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Penrose, the largest group is Couples with children at 40%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (25%).
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 Penrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13196/penrose/topic/family-households