2.9 ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Braemar · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Braemar
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family sizes in Braemar have remained a standout feature, with the typical home hosting 2.9 people. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits above both the state and national figures. The area is defined by a high proportion of families with children.
2.9
▲ +16.0%
- 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 Braemar — higher than 81% of areas.
| Braemar | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2575, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household. This helps explain why only 16.9% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6%.
16.9% ▼ -43.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Braemar, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 66.5%. One-parent families account for 11.3%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
11.3% ▲ +51.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Braemar, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 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 Braemar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10542/braemar/topic/family-households