2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Birchgrove · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Birchgrove
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 60% of families in Birchgrove are couples with children, making this the most common home type in the area. While family structures vary, the neighborhood generally follows state and national patterns in terms of how many people live under one roof.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 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 Birchgrove — lower than 57% of areas.
| Birchgrove | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2041, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Birchgrove houses 2.4 people, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.6. Two-person households are the most common at 38.2%, while a quarter of residents live alone.
25.1% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Birchgrove, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 7.6% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most other families are couples, with 32.3% having no children.
7.6% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Birchgrove, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Birchgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10373/birchgrove/topic/family-households