Ballengarra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ballengarra

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 70% of families in Ballengarra are couples with children, making it a place dominated by family units. This is reflected in the high number of people per home, which is much higher than in most other areas.

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📍 Ballengarra, Suburb / Locality

Where Ballengarra sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Ballengarra — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ballengarra2.9
2441, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Ballengarra holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This explains why only 14.3% of people live alone, a rate far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.3%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Ballengarra splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 3 people (25%), with 1 person at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here. This means one-parent families are rare at 5.3%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

5.3%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 5.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ballengarra, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Ballengarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10161/ballengarra/topic/family-households