Binalong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Binalong

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 32% of people in Binalong live on their own, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its high proportion of single-person households, which helps explain why the typical home here is smaller than in most other areas.

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Where Binalong sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +4.5%
  • 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 Binalong — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Binalong2.3
2584, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People living alone make up 32.1% of households, which is much higher than most areas. Because of this, the typical home in Binalong has 2.3 people, a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.3 ▲ +4.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.1% ▲ +13.6%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.3%
  • 2016: 29.2%
  • 2021: 32.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Binalong, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 4 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.4% of families, while one-parent families account for 10.4%. This proportion of single-parent homes is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

10.4% ▼ -8.1%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 10.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Binalong, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Binalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10361/binalong/topic/family-households