Hamilton - Broadmeadow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Hamilton - Broadmeadow

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over a third of people in Hamilton - Broadmeadow live alone, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This makes for a smaller typical household size compared to the rest of the state. These patterns have remained steady for over a decade.

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📍 Hamilton - Broadmeadow, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Hamilton - Broadmeadow sits — Average household size

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 Hamilton - Broadmeadow — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hamilton - Broadmeadow2.2
2303, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.2 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This is driven by the 35.1% of residents who live alone, a rate well above the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.1% ▼ -2.1%

Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 35.8%
  • 2016: 33.6%
  • 2021: 35.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Hamilton - Broadmeadow splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 53% of families, while couples without children account for 30.6%. One-parent families make up 14.5% of the total, which is higher than most areas, though this figure has fallen 3.9 points since 2011.

14.5% ▼ -21.1%

Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 17.3%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hamilton - Broadmeadow, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Hamilton - Broadmeadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031224/hamilton-broadmeadow/topic/family-households