Bimbimbie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bimbimbie

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are sharing roofs in Bimbimbie than in most other areas, with an average of 2.9 people per home. This trend toward larger households is reflected in the low number of people living alone and a high proportion of families with children.

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Where Bimbimbie sits — Average household size

2.9 —
  • 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 Bimbimbie — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bimbimbie2.9
2536, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 17.5% of people live alone here, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Because so few people live by themselves, the typical home size of 2.9 people is a little above the Australian average of 2.5.

2.9 —

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.5% —

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37.8%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bimbimbie, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 4 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up nearly half of all families at 48.5%. Meanwhile, one-parent families are much less common than in most areas, at just 6.2%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

6.2% —

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 6.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bimbimbie, 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 Bimbimbie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10360/bimbimbie/topic/family-households