2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Stratford · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 41% of households in Stratford are made up of just one person, which is far above the national figure. This high number of single-person homes means the area has a much lower number of people per home than most other places.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Stratford — lower than 81% of areas.
| Stratford | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2422, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.1 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This is consistent with the fact that 41.4% of residents live alone, one of the highest rates for this level.
2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
41.4% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Stratford, the largest group is 1 person at 39%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 4 people (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.5% of families, while 31.3% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 11.6%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
11.6% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Stratford, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Stratford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13687/stratford/topic/family-households