2.6 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Parramatta · State Electorate
Family & Households in Parramatta
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in Parramatta than in most similar areas. While the typical household size of 2.6 people matches the state and national figures, the number of people living together has risen since 2011. This shift is partly reflected in a drop in the number of people living alone.
2.6
▲ +8.3%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Parramatta — higher than 57% of areas.
| Parramatta | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Parramatta holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. About 24.2% of residents live alone, a figure that has fallen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011 and is now slightly below the national rate.
24.2% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Parramatta, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 63.1% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.0% of the total, which is lower than most areas and has fallen by 8.1 percentage points since 2011.
12.0% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Parramatta, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10065/parramatta/topic/family-households