Beggan Beggan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Beggan Beggan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 77.3% of families in Beggan Beggan, the most common family type for the area. This high proportion of families with kids helps explain why homes here are larger than the national figure, with typically 2.8 people per household.

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📍 Beggan Beggan, Suburb / Locality

Where Beggan Beggan sits — Average household size

2.8 —
  • 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 Beggan Beggan — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Beggan Beggan2.8
2587, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here is larger than most, with 2.8 people per household. This is consistent with a very low number of people living alone, at 16.7%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

2.8 —

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.4
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.7% —

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Beggan Beggan, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 5 people (22%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life here is dominated by couples with children, while one-parent families are very rare at just 2.7%. This is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

2.7% —

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 2.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Beggan Beggan, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Beggan Beggan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10254/beggan-beggan/topic/family-households