3.2 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Birrong · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Birrong
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in Birrong holds 3.2 people, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.5. This makes it one of the most crowded residential areas in the region. Most households here are larger family units rather than single people.
3.2
▲ +3.2%
- 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 Birrong — higher than 89% of areas.
| Birrong | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 2143, NSW | 3.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With only 18.1% of people living alone, this is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Large homes are common, with 11.8% of households containing six or more people.
18.1% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →No single group dominates in Birrong — 2 people leads at 24%, ahead of 4 people (18%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 65.3%. One-parent families account for 16.5% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas.
16.5% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Birrong, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 17%.
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 Birrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10378/birrong/topic/family-households