Barmedman · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Barmedman

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Barmedman are couples with children. This small community has a high number of people living alone and a significant proportion of one-parent families compared to other areas.

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📍 Barmedman, Suburb / Locality

Where Barmedman sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 Barmedman — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Barmedman2.4
2668, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Around 32.7% of people live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Most homes have two people (37.3%), while the typical household size of 2.4 people is about the same as the national figure.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.7% ▲ +10.1%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.7%
  • 2016: 28.0%
  • 2021: 32.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Barmedman splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.8% of the area, which is much higher than most other areas and well above the 14.1% national average. Other family types include couples without children at 33.7% and couples with children at 46.5%.

18.8% ▲ +88.7%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 18.0%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Barmedman, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 Barmedman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10203/barmedman/topic/family-households