Stanmore · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Stanmore

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 30% of people in Stanmore live alone, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its high proportion of single-person homes and smaller typical household sizes compared to most of the country.

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📍 Stanmore, Suburb / Locality

Where Stanmore sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Stanmore — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Stanmore2.3
2048, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than usual, with 2.3 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because 30.4% of residents live alone, which is well above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.4% ▲ +5.0%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.0%
  • 2016: 27.6%
  • 2021: 30.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Stanmore, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 54.3%, while one-parent families account for 9.8%. This last figure is well below the 14.1% national average.

9.8% ▼ -9.9%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Stanmore, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Stanmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13665/stanmore/topic/family-households