Bald Hills · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bald Hills

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Bald Hills are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family life. This is reflected in the local housing patterns, where very few people live alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Bald Hills, Suburb / Locality

Where Bald Hills sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Bald Hills — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bald Hills2.7
2549, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. Only 16.4% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.4% ▼ -10.8%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 16.5%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bald Hills, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 4 people (17%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.9% of families, while couples without children account for 36.8%. Only 5.3% of families are headed by a single parent, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

5.3% ▼ -2.6%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.4%
  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 5.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bald Hills, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Bald Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10148/bald-hills/topic/family-households