Binjura · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Binjura

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Binjura compared to the state and national figures. This small area is mostly made up of couples, with 8.4% of families headed by a single parent, which is well below the national average of 14.1%.

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Where Binjura sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Binjura — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Binjura2.6
2630, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Binjura house two people, while 23.5% of residents live alone. With an average of 2.6 people per home, the typical household size is about the same as it is across Australia.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.5% ▲ +0.1%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.4%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 23.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Binjura, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of the families here at 56.7%. This high proportion of family units helps explain why the number of one-parent families is much lower than in most other areas.

8.4% ▼ -3.1%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 7.4%
  • 2021: 8.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Binjura, 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 Binjura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10369/binjura/topic/family-households