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.
Ballimore · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ballimore — higher than 57% of areas.
| Ballimore | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2830, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
28.4% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Ballimore, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Ballimore, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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