2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Barwang · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the biggest group in Barwang, where 65% of families fit this description. This rural area sees more people living alone than is typical for most areas, though the usual number of people per home remains steady at 2.6.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Barwang — higher than 57% of areas.
| Barwang | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2594, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 28.3% of people live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. This is a higher proportion than in most areas, although the typical household size of 2.6 people is about the same as the national average.
2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
28.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Barwang, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 2.9% of the total, a figure far below both the state and national averages of around 14%.
2.9% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Barwang, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Barwang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10221/barwang/topic/family-households