2.3 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Brewarrina · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Brewarrina
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone or in single-parent homes in Brewarrina than in most similar areas. The typical home is smaller than the state and national figures, reflecting a shift towards smaller households over the last decade.
2.3
▼ -11.5%
- 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 Brewarrina — lower than 71% of areas.
| Brewarrina | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 37.4% of people live alone, which is far above the national figure and represents an 8.0 point increase since 2011. This trend has pushed the typical home size down to 2.3 people, slightly below the New South Wales average of 2.6.
37.4% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Brewarrina, the largest group is 1 person at 37%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 32.4% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This figure has risen by 2.5 points since 2011, while couples with children account for 38.4% of families.
32.4% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Brewarrina, the largest group is Couples with children at 39%, followed by One-parent families (33%) and Couples without children (26%).
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 Brewarrina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11200/brewarrina/topic/family-households