Branxton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Branxton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 64% of families in Branxton, making it a place where large households are common. This is a family-oriented area where the typical home holds more people than the national average.

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📍 Branxton, Suburb / Locality

Where Branxton sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +3.6%
  • 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 Branxton — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Branxton2.9
2335, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Branxton are more crowded than most, with an average of 2.9 people per dwelling. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, and much fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of Australia.

2.9 ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.2% ▲ +3.4%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.7%
  • 2016: 19.3%
  • 2021: 16.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Branxton, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.9% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families are couples, with 64% raising children and 25.6% without.

9.9% ▼ -17.2%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.9%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Branxton, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Branxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10546/branxton/topic/family-households