Winston Hills · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Winston Hills

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a home in Winston Hills than in most similar areas. This is a family-focused suburb where the typical home holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This trend is reflected in the high proportion of couples with children living here.

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📍 Winston Hills, Suburb / Locality

Where Winston Hills sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +3.6%
  • 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 Winston Hills — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Winston Hills2.9
2153, NSW 3.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Winston Hills are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household. This helps explain why only 18.4% of people live alone, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.

2.9 ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.4% ▲ +16.3%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.8%
  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 18.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Winston Hills, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 69.7%. Only 9.2% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the national average of 14.1%.

9.2% ▼ -5.5%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Winston Hills, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Winston Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14353/winston-hills/topic/family-households