2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Beresfield - Hexham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Beresfield - Hexham
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more one-parent families live in Beresfield - Hexham than in most similar areas. This community is marked by a high number of single-parent homes and a growing number of people living on their own. While the typical home size is about the same as the national figure, these two trends stand out from the state average.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Beresfield - Hexham — lower than 64% of areas.
| Beresfield - Hexham | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2322, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.2% of people here live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure and has risen since 2011. With an average of 2.4 people per home, the typical household size is about the same as across Australia.
28.2% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Beresfield - Hexham, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 24.9% of the total, a figure far above the national average of 14.1%. This proportion has grown since 2011, while couples with children remain the largest group at 46.2%.
24.9% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Beresfield - Hexham, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (27%) and One-parent families (25%).
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 Beresfield - Hexham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031223/beresfield-hexham/topic/family-households