Balldale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Balldale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 63% of families in Balldale are couples with children. This makes family life a central part of the area, though the community also has a very high number of people living by themselves.

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📍 Balldale, Suburb / Locality

Where Balldale sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Balldale — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Balldale2.3
2646, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 34.5% of people here live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Because of this, the typical home in Balldale holds 2.3 people, a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.5%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.9%
  • 2021: 34.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Balldale, the largest group is 1 person at 36%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 8.5% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families here are couples, with 26.6% not having children.

8.5%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Balldale, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; 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 Balldale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10160/balldale/topic/family-households