Berowra Heights · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Berowra Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and bigger families define daily life in Berowra Heights, where the typical household has 2.9 people. This is a little above the national figure, creating a community where very few people live alone compared to other areas.

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📍 Berowra Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Berowra Heights sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -3.3%
  • 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 Berowra Heights — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Berowra Heights2.9
2082, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with 30.2% holding two people and 24.9% holding four. Only 14.7% of residents live alone, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25%.

2.9 ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.7% ▲ +20.1%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Berowra Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 70.1%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 8.8%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

8.8% ▼ -7.7%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.6%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Berowra Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Berowra Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10309/berowra-heights/topic/family-households