2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Strathfield · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Strathfield
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 60% of families in Strathfield include children, marking this as a strong hub for family life. The area has larger households than most similar places, with a typical home housing 2.8 people.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Strathfield — higher than 76% of areas.
| Strathfield | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2135, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most other areas, which is reflected in the fact that only 19.8% of people live alone. This is well below the 25.6% national figure.
19.8% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Strathfield, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59.7% of families, while one-parent families at 9.2% are well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
9.2% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Strathfield, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13690/strathfield/topic/family-households