Rankin Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rankin Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Rankin Park compared to the rest of the country, with only 16% of households being single occupants. This gap makes the area stand out as a place where most residents share their homes with others.

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Where Rankin Park sits — Average household size

2.7 → 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 Rankin Park — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rankin Park2.7
2287, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly larger than the national figure, with a typical size of 2.7 people. This trend is reflected in the mix of dwellings, as 38.4% of households contain two people and 17.4% hold four.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.0% ▲ +9.0%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.7%
  • 2016: 16.5%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rankin Park, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of all families here are couples with children, at 57.8%. One-parent families make up 13.1% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas.

13.1% ▲ +25.8%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 11.2%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rankin Park, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Rankin Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13328/rankin-park/topic/family-households