Bray Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bray Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of single-parent homes shapes daily life in Bray Park, where nearly 28% of families are led by one parent. This is far above the national figure, making it one of the highest rates for its area type.

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📍 Bray Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Bray Park sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Bray Park — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bray Park2.5
2484, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Bray Park has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the rest of Australia. However, 28.7% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.7% ▲ +30.3%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.0%
  • 2016: 27.3%
  • 2021: 28.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bray Park, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 27.7% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% national average. Nearly half of all families are couples with children, while 23.3% are couples without children.

27.7% ▼ -2.8%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.4%
  • 2016: 30.8%
  • 2021: 27.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bray Park, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by One-parent families (28%) and Couples without children (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 Bray Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10549/bray-park/topic/family-households