Berrilee · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Berrilee

How families and households are made up across the area.

Crowded homes and large family groups define daily life in Berrilee. The area sees a very low number of people living alone, with the typical home holding 2.9 people, which is higher than both the state and national figures.

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📍 Berrilee, Suburb / Locality

Where Berrilee sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +3.6%
  • 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 Berrilee — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Berrilee2.9
2159, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, with 37.3% housing two people and 23.9% housing three. Only 13.4% of residents live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%.

2.9 ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.4% ▼ -15.7%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.9%
  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Berrilee, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 3 people (24%) and 1 person (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples, who make up 92.5% of all households. This helps explain why one-parent families are rare at 4.6%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

4.6% ▼ -59.1%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 4.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Berrilee, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

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 Berrilee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10318/berrilee/topic/family-households