Bermagui · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bermagui

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Bermagui than is typical across the state, with 34.2% of households consisting of just one person. This high number of single-person homes means the town has a much lower average household size than most other areas.

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📍 Bermagui, Suburb / Locality

Where Bermagui sits — Average household size

2.1 → 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 Bermagui — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bermagui2.1
2546, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Bermagui typically hold only 2.1 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. While 44.3% of households have two people, a striking 34.2% are one-person homes, a figure well above the national average.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.2% ▲ +7.1%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.9%
  • 2016: 35.2%
  • 2021: 34.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bermagui, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (9%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Nearly half of all families here are couples without children (49.1%), while 38.1% are couples with children. One-parent families make up 11.8% of the total, which is a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.

11.8% ▼ -26.3%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.1%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bermagui, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (38%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Bermagui [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10307/bermagui/topic/family-households