Badgerys Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Badgerys Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Badgerys Creek has seen its household sizes grow since 2011, with the typical home now holding 3.0 people. This is much higher than most similar areas and stands above both the state and national figures.

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📍 Badgerys Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Badgerys Creek sits — Average household size

3.0 ▼ -14.3%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Badgerys Creek — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Badgerys Creek3.0
2555, NSW 3.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 35.3% containing two people and 19.6% holding four. Very few people live alone at 7.8%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

3.0 ▼ -14.3%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.5
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

7.8% ▼ -50.9%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 23.1%
  • 2021: 7.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Badgerys Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 5 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most households are family-based, with couples with children making up 62.8% of the mix. One-parent families account for 9.1%, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.

9.1% ▼ -54.2%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 21.4%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Badgerys Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Badgerys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10133/badgerys-creek/topic/family-households