Barden Ridge · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Barden Ridge

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share a home in Barden Ridge than is typical for the rest of the country. The area is dominated by large family groups, with the typical home holding 3.3 people, well above the national figure of 2.5.

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Where Barden Ridge sits — Average household size

3.3 ▼ -8.3%
  • 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 Barden Ridge — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Barden Ridge3.3
2234, NSW 3.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than usual, which helps explain why only 7.4% of people live alone—a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia. Most households contain two people (29.2%) or four people (27.2%).

3.3 ▼ -8.3%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.6
  • 2016: 3.5
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

7.4% ▲ +35.5%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.4%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 7.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Barden Ridge splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 4 people (27%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is very common here, with couples with children making up 71.6% of the mix. One-parent families are much less common at 8.4%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.4% ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.8%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 8.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Barden Ridge, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Barden Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10194/barden-ridge/topic/family-households