Bradbury · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bradbury

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Bradbury are couples with children, making this the most common household type. The area is characterised by larger living arrangements, with the typical home holding 2.8 people, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

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Where Bradbury sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Bradbury — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bradbury2.8
2560, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often more crowded than the national figure of 2.5 people. This is reflected in the fact that only 21.9% of people live alone, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 25%.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.9% ▲ +7.0%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.5%
  • 2016: 19.5%
  • 2021: 21.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bradbury, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 23.1% of the total, which is among the highest for its level and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.

23.1% ▲ +16.4%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 22.0%
  • 2021: 23.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bradbury, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; One-parent families is next at 23%.

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 Bradbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10540/bradbury/topic/family-households