St Ives Chase · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in St Ives Chase

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in St Ives Chase than in most similar areas. This is a place of large households, where the typical home holds 3.2 people—well above the national figure of 2.5. Most residents live in family groups, creating a community focused on larger home sizes.

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📍 St Ives Chase, Suburb / Locality

Where St Ives Chase sits — Average household size

3.2 ▲ +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 Ives Chase — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
St Ives Chase3.2
2075, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.2 people per home, household sizes are among the highest for this level. Only 8.8% of people live alone, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25%.

3.2 ▲ +3.2%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.8% ▼ -6.6%

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 9.2%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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St Ives Chase splits fairly evenly between 4 people (30%) and 2 people (28%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 75% of families here. One-parent families represent just 6% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

6.0% ▼ -6.7%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 6.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In St Ives Chase, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Ives Chase [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13655/st-ives-chase/topic/family-households