Barwang · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Barwang

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.

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📍 Barwang, Suburb / Locality

Where Barwang sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Barwang — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Barwang2.6
2594, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.3%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.6%
  • 2021: 28.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Barwang, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Barwang, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Barwang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10221/barwang/topic/family-households