Belimbla Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Belimbla Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift toward larger households has defined Belimbla Park over the last decade. The area now sees a high proportion of families with children and far fewer people living by themselves than in other parts of the country. This creates a residential profile centered on multi-person homes.

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📍 Belimbla Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Belimbla Park sits — Average household size

3.3 ▲ +6.5%
  • 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 Belimbla Park — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Belimbla Park3.3
2570, NSW 3.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than usual, with 3.3 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 10%, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.3 ▲ +6.5%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.0% ▼ -34.2%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.2%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Belimbla Park, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most households are family-based, with 64.2% being couples with children. One-parent families make up 13.3% of the total, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.

13.3% ▲ +22.2%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Belimbla Park, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Belimbla Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10261/belimbla-park/topic/family-households