2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Broken Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Broken Hill
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of residents live alone in Broken Hill, creating a household landscape that is much smaller than most other areas. This trend towards single-person homes is a standout feature of the town, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people.
2.2
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Broken Hill — lower than 86% of areas.
| Broken Hill | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2880, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households make up 37.1% of the total, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen since 2011. This high number of solo residents helps explain why the typical home size is a little below the state figure of 2.6 people.
37.1% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Broken Hill splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are very common here, making up 23.1% of all families. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and has increased slightly over the last decade.
23.1% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Broken Hill, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (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 Broken Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105021097/broken-hill/topic/family-households