2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Balcolyn · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Balcolyn
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Balcolyn have remained steady over the last decade, keeping pace with national trends. Most homes are occupied by couples, with more than half of all families in the area raising children.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 Balcolyn — higher than 50% of areas.
| Balcolyn | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2264, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Balcolyn hold 2.5 people, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures. About 25.7% of residents live alone, while two-person households are the most common at 37.4%.
25.7% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Balcolyn, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.4% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.7%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the state and national averages.
12.7% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Balcolyn, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Balcolyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10146/balcolyn/topic/family-households