Bedgerabong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bedgerabong

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift in living patterns has seen Bedgerabong move toward smaller household sizes since 2011. While many homes are still family-based, a striking 32% of residents now live alone, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Bedgerabong, Suburb / Locality

Where Bedgerabong sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Bedgerabong — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bedgerabong2.5
2871, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.5 people, about the same as the Australian average. However, people living alone make up 32% of households, a figure well above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.0%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.9%
  • 2021: 32.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Bedgerabong splits fairly evenly between 1 person (30%) and 2 people (26%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 56.7%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.6% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% national figure.

9.6%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bedgerabong, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Bedgerabong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10247/bedgerabong/topic/family-households