Birmingham Gardens · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Birmingham Gardens

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high proportion of one-parent families defines Birmingham Gardens, where 21.2% of families fall into this category. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The area generally sees more people per home than most similar places, though it stays in line with New South Wales and Australian averages.

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Where Birmingham Gardens sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 Birmingham Gardens — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Birmingham Gardens2.6
2287, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here typically hold 2.6 people, and 28.4% of residents live alone. This rate of single-person households is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.0% and higher than most other areas.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.4% ▲ +4.7%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.2%
  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 28.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Birmingham Gardens splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.2% of the local total, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 48.1%.

21.2% ▲ +21.5%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.4%
  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 21.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Birmingham Gardens, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 Birmingham Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10376/birmingham-gardens/topic/family-households