Barrington · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Barrington

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller than the national average household size marks Barrington, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. Most households here are small, with nearly half consisting of just two people.

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📍 Barrington, Suburb / Locality

Where Barrington sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Barrington — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Barrington2.3
2422, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common at 46.4%, and the overall household size is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. People living alone make up 24.8% of the area, which is about the same as the national figure.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.8% ▲ +5.6%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.5%
  • 2016: 23.0%
  • 2021: 24.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Barrington, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 46.3% of families, while those without children account for 40.1%. One-parent families are slightly less common here at 11.4% compared to 14.1% across Australia.

11.4% ▲ +93.8%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.9%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Barrington, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).

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 Barrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10217/barrington/topic/family-households