Sydney Olympic Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sydney Olympic Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live in each home in Sydney Olympic Park than the national figure, with only 2.0 people per household. This area is defined by a high number of small households, particularly those with just one or two people. It is a stark contrast to the wider state and national trends.

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Where Sydney Olympic Park sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 Sydney Olympic Park — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sydney Olympic Park2.0
2127, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A striking 32.7% of people live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.0%. This helps explain why the typical home is small, with 43.2% of households containing only two people.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.7%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.7%
  • 2021: 32.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Sydney Olympic Park, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Couples without children are the most common family type at 45.9%.

9.1%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Sydney Olympic Park splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (46%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 9%.

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 Sydney Olympic Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13731/sydney-olympic-park/topic/family-households