Borambola · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Borambola

How families and households are made up across the area.

A striking lack of single-parent homes marks the family landscape in Borambola, where only 3.1% of families fit this description. This is far below the national figure of 14.1%, highlighting a strong prevalence of couple-led households in the area.

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📍 Borambola, Suburb / Locality

Where Borambola sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -7.4%
  • 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 Borambola — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Borambola2.5
2650, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Borambola holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 26.2% of households consist of one person, a rate slightly above the New South Wales average.

2.5 ▼ -7.4%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.2% ▲ +39.7%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 26.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Borambola, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples, with 60.4% having children and another 33.3% without. The proportion of one-parent families is far below both the state and national figures by 11 percentage points.

3.1% ▼ -62.0%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 3.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Borambola, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Borambola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10507/borambola/topic/family-households