Stratford · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Stratford

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.

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📍 Stratford, Suburb / Locality

Where Stratford sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Stratford — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Stratford2.1
2422, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

41.4%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.6%
  • 2021: 41.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Stratford, the largest group is 1 person at 39%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 11.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Stratford, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Stratford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13687/stratford/topic/family-households