Benerembah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Benerembah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Benerembah than in the rest of the country, with only 14.7% of households being single-person homes. This makes it a place where larger living arrangements are the norm, with the typical home holding 3.0 people.

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Where Benerembah sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +3.4%
  • 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 Benerembah — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Benerembah3.0
2680, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, as the typical household has 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Nearly 30% of households consist of two people, while 14.7% are people living alone—a figure far below the New South Wales average of 25%.

3.0 ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.7% ▼ -17.9%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 29.0%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Benerembah, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up the bulk of the area at 68.8%. This helps explain why one-parent families are much lower than most areas, sitting at 6.3%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

6.3% ▲ +26.0%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.0%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 6.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Benerembah, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; 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 Benerembah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10293/benerembah/topic/family-households