Steeple Flat · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Steeple Flat

How families and households are made up across the area.

One-parent families are very common in Steeple Flat, with nearly a quarter of all families led by a single parent. This is well above the national figure and makes it one of the highest-ranking areas for this family type.

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📍 Steeple Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Steeple Flat sits — Average household size

2.4 —
  • 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 Steeple Flat — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Steeple Flat2.4
2631, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Steeple Flat have 2.4 people living in them, which is about the same as the typical household in New South Wales and across Australia.

2.4 —

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Steeple Flat, 2 people is the majority at 67%; 4 people is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 23.8% of the total, a figure well above the 14.1% national average. Most of the area's families are couples with children (66.7%) or couples without children (33.3%).

23.8% —

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.8%
  • 2021: 23.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Steeple Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Steeple Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13672/steeple-flat/topic/family-households