3.2 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Potts Hill · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Potts Hill
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes are a defining feature of Potts Hill, where the typical household is much larger than the national figure. With 3.2 people per home, this area sees far fewer people living alone compared to most of the country.
3.2
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- 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 Potts Hill — higher than 89% of areas.
| Potts Hill | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 2143, NSW | 3.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are often full, with 3.2 people per dwelling, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low 13.9% of people living alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen nationally.
13.9% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Potts Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most households are family-based, with couples with children making up nearly 70% of the mix. One-parent families account for 12.1%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
12.1% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Potts Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 17%.
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 Potts Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13267/potts-hill/topic/family-households