Pheasants Nest · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pheasants Nest

How families and households are made up across the area.

An average of 3.2 people per home makes Pheasants Nest an area with some of the largest households in the region. This is well above the national figure of 2.5. The area is predominantly made up of families, with very few people living on their own.

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Where Pheasants Nest sits — Average household size

3.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Pheasants Nest — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pheasants Nest3.2
2574, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 12.3% of people live alone, which is far below the Australian figure of 25.6%. The typical home is larger than most, with 31.3% of households containing two people and 17.5% containing four.

3.2 → 0.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.3% ▼ -3.5%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 12.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pheasants Nest, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 71.1% of families here. One-parent families are much less common than in most areas, accounting for just 6.2% of the total, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

6.2% ▼ -10.8%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 6.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pheasants Nest, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Pheasants Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13203/pheasants-nest/topic/family-households