2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan than in the rest of the state, with only 15.9% of households being single-person homes. This area is defined by larger living arrangements, where the typical home holds nearly three people.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan — higher than 86% of areas.
| Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2081, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most, with 2.9 people per household compared to 2.6 in New South Wales. While the number of people living alone rose slightly to 15.9% since 2011, this remains well below the national figure of 25.6%.
15.9% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 69.2%. This helps explain why one-parent families are much less common here than elsewhere, sitting at 9.2%, which is well below the 14.1% national average.
9.2% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021404/berowra-brooklyn-cowan/topic/family-households