Belmont North · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Belmont North

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Belmont North compared to the state and national figures. This is a family-focused area where over half of all households consist of couples with children, contributing to a typical home size of 2.6 people.

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📍 Belmont North, Suburb / Locality

Where Belmont North sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Belmont North — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Belmont North2.6
2280, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 21.1% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes house two people (34.1%), while 17.9% of households contain four people.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.1% ▲ +2.3%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.6%
  • 2016: 20.6%
  • 2021: 21.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Belmont North, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 15.9% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 57.4%.

15.9% ▼ -4.1%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.6%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 15.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Belmont North, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Belmont North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10277/belmont-north/topic/family-households