3.1 —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Burnside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Burnside
How families and households are made up across the area.
Few things have changed in Burnside since 2016, as it remains a place where large households are the norm. Almost three quarters of all families here are couples with children, contributing to a typical home size that is larger than the state and national figures.
3.1
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- 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 Burnside — higher than 91% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Burnside are often crowded, with 3.1 people per house, which is among the highest for similar areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 18.1%, well below the 25.6% national figure.
18.1% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Burnside splits fairly evenly between 4 people (25%) and 2 people (22%), with 1 person at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 73.7% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.4% of the total, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has fallen 2.9 points since 2016.
10.4% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Burnside, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 15%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041461/burnside/topic/family-households