2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Black Range · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger homes are the norm in Black Range, where the typical household holds 2.8 people. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. The community is dominated by families, with nearly 60% of households consisting of couples with children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Black Range — higher than 76% of areas.
| Black Range | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Fewer people live alone here than in most areas, at just 19.7%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why home sizes are larger, with over 26% of households containing five or more people.
2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
19.7% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Black Range, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 5 people (12%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 59.2%. One-parent families account for 10.2% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
10.2% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Black Range, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Black Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10387/black-range/topic/family-households