Ballimore · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ballimore

How families and households are made up across the area.

Higher proportions of single-person homes and larger average households set Ballimore apart from similar areas. While the typical home holds 2.6 people, nearly 28% of the population live alone.

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📍 Ballimore, Suburb / Locality

Where Ballimore sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Ballimore — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ballimore2.6
2830, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is more common here than in most areas, at 28.4%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Two-person households are the most frequent, making up 40.5% of the total.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.4% ▲ +21.9%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.3%
  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 28.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ballimore, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 7.0% of the community, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%. Most families consist of couples, with 58.9% having children and 38.0% without.

7.0% ▼ -43.2%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ballimore, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 Ballimore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10162/ballimore/topic/family-households