Berthong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Berthong

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Berthong holds 3.3 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This makes it one of the areas with the largest households at this level, reflecting a local trend toward bigger living groups.

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Where Berthong sits — Average household size

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 Berthong — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Berthong3.3
2594, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.3 people per home, Berthong is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This is among the highest rates for this level of area.

3.3

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Berthong splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 3 people (32%), with 1 person at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 66.1%. One-parent families account for 13.6%, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the national figure.

13.6%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 13.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Berthong, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 18%.

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 Berthong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10325/berthong/topic/family-households