Biddon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Biddon

How families and households are made up across the area.

Half of all homes in Biddon house just two people. This small community is mostly made up of family units, with a notably low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Biddon, Suburb / Locality

Where Biddon 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 Biddon — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Biddon2.5
2827, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Biddon has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 50% of households contain two people, only 21.1% of residents live alone, a figure well below the New South Wales average.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.1% ▲ +12.3%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 32.4%
  • 2021: 21.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Biddon, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58.8% of families here. There are no one-parent families in the area, which is far below both the state and national figures.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.0%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Biddon, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Biddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10337/biddon/topic/family-households