Berrambool · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Berrambool

How families and households are made up across the area.

Living arrangements in Berrambool have shifted since 2011, with a now significant number of people living on their own. The area is primarily made up of small households, with the typical home holding just 2.2 people.

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📍 Berrambool, Suburb / Locality

Where Berrambool sits — Average household size

2.2 → 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 Berrambool — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Berrambool2.2
2548, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33.2% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This high number of single-person homes helps explain why the typical household size is smaller than in most other areas.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.2% ▲ +3.2%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.2%
  • 2016: 37.2%
  • 2021: 33.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Berrambool splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 10%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.7% of the total, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other common setups include couples without children at 40.1% and those with children at 38.9%.

20.7% ▲ +4.7%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 20.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Berrambool splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (40%) and Couples with children (39%), with One-parent families 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 Berrambool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10311/berrambool/topic/family-households