Belmore · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Belmore

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are common in Belmore, where 58.7% of families consist of couples with children. This is a place where many people share their living space, with the typical home holding 2.6 people.

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📍 Belmore, Suburb / Locality

Where Belmore sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 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 Belmore — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Belmore2.6
2192, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Belmore hold two people (29.6%) or one person (26.2%). While 2.6 people per home is higher than most similar areas, it is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.

2.6 ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.2% ▲ +20.4%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.8%
  • 2016: 21.9%
  • 2021: 26.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Belmore splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (26%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.6% of the area, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas.

18.6% ▲ +10.4%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 18.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Belmore, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Belmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10279/belmore/topic/family-households