Berrigan · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Berrigan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest family group in Berrigan, representing 46.9% of all families. While families are common, a high number of people living alone means the typical home is smaller than the state average.

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📍 Berrigan, Council (LGA)

Where Berrigan sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 1 area
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 5 areas
  • 1.9: 5 areas
  • 2.0: 9 areas
  • 2.1: 26 areas
  • 2.2: 77 areas
  • 2.3: 107 areas
  • 2.4: 90 areas
  • 2.5: 83 areas
  • 2.6: 39 areas
  • 2.7: 30 areas
  • 2.8: 18 areas
  • 2.9: 13 areas
  • 3.0: 3 areas
  • 3.1: 9 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 4 areas
  • 3.5: 5 areas
  • 3.6: 1 area
  • 3.7: 3 areas
  • 3.8: 2 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 2 areas
  • 4.3: 0 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 1 area

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Berrigan — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Berrigan2.2
Rest of NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.6% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home in Berrigan has only 2.2 people, which is much lower than most other areas.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.6% ▼ -0.1%

Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 31.6%
  • 2016: 32.9%
  • 2021: 31.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Berrigan, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 11.8% of the total, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales average of 14.0%. This proportion has remained steady since 2011.

11.8% ▼ -0.3%

Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 11.9%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Berrigan, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Berrigan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10650/berrigan/topic/family-households