Phoenix Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Phoenix Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Phoenix Park consist of couples with children, making them the dominant household type. This local trend is reflected in the area's family makeup, where one-parent families are much less common than in most other areas.

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📍 Phoenix Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Phoenix Park sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Phoenix Park — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Phoenix Park2.6
2321, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 45% of homes in Phoenix Park are occupied by two people, while 23% are single-person households. With 2.6 people per home, the area is similar to the New South Wales and national figures.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.6%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 22.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Phoenix Park, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 26%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.9% of families, while couples without children account for 32.4%. Only 5.9% of families are led by one parent, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

5.9%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 5.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Phoenix Park, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Phoenix Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13206/phoenix-park/topic/family-households