St Helens Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in St Helens Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Three people per home is the norm in St Helens Park, a figure that is much higher than most other areas. This suburb is shaped by large households and a very low number of people living alone, making it a place dominated by family groups.

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📍 St Helens Park, Suburb / Locality

Where St Helens Park sits — Average household size

3.0 ▼ -3.2%
  • 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 St Helens Park — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
St Helens Park3.0
2560, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 16% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This contributes to a typical home size of 3.0 people, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.5.

3.0 ▼ -3.2%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.0% ▲ +7.6%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.9%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In St Helens Park, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 61.9% of families here. One-parent families are also much more common than in most areas, at 20.7%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 14%.

20.7% ▲ +6.8%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.4%
  • 2016: 21.0%
  • 2021: 20.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In St Helens Park, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; One-parent families is next at 21%.

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 St Helens Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13652/st-helens-park/topic/family-households