2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Strathfield South · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Strathfield South
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are sharing homes in Strathfield South than in most similar areas, with a strong trend toward larger living arrangements. The area is dominated by family households, which helps explain why far fewer people live alone here compared to the national average.
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 South — higher than 76% of areas.
| Strathfield South | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2136, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Strathfield South are typically larger, with 2.8 people per house, which is much higher than most areas. Only 20.8% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6%.
20.8% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Strathfield South, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 67.6%. One-parent families account for 12.2% of the total, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14%.
12.2% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Strathfield South, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13691/strathfield-south/topic/family-households