Breakfast Point · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Breakfast Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 30% of residents in Breakfast Point live alone, which is well above the national figure. This shift toward smaller living arrangements means homes here are smaller than usual, with the typical home holding just 2.1 people.

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Where Breakfast Point sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -12.5%
  • 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 Breakfast Point — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Breakfast Point2.1
2137, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 29.2% of people live alone, a rate higher than most areas. This helps explain why the typical household size of 2.1 people is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.

2.1 ▼ -12.5%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.2% ▲ +53.7%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.0%
  • 2016: 24.0%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Breakfast Point, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group of families at 47.4%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 11.9%, which is a little below the state and national figures.

11.9% ▲ +25.2%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Breakfast Point, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (40%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Breakfast Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10554/breakfast-point/topic/family-households