2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Balldale · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Balldale — lower than 71% of areas.
| Balldale | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2646, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
34.5% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Balldale, the largest group is 1 person at 36%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 4 people (15%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Balldale, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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