Berrima · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Berrima

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost half of all families in Berrima are couples with children, making this the most common home type in the area. This family-focused trend is reflected in the local housing, where a very small number of people live alone compared to the rest of the state.

Open map →
📍 Berrima, Suburb / Locality

Where Berrima sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Berrima — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Berrima2.5
2577, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Berrima holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 18.9% of households consist of one person, a rate that is well below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.9% ▼ -38.1%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.5%
  • 2016: 19.9%
  • 2021: 18.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

View on map →

In Berrima, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 49.6% of families, while couples without children account for 43.1%. Only 8.2% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

8.2% ▼ -5.2%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

In Berrima, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (43%) and One-parent families (8%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Berrima

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Berrima [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10319/berrima/topic/family-households