Brewongle · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brewongle

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Brewongle than in most other areas, with only 18% of households consisting of one person. This makes the area stand out for its large family focus, as homes here typically hold nearly three people.

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📍 Brewongle, Suburb / Locality

Where Brewongle sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +20.8%
  • 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 Brewongle — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brewongle2.9
2795, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Brewongle are larger than the national figure, with a typical size of 2.9 people. This is consistent with the fact that 14% of households contain six or more people, while only 18% of residents live by themselves.

2.9 ▲ +20.8%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.0% ▼ -16.8%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.6%
  • 2016: 32.0%
  • 2021: 18.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Brewongle, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 6 or more (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 61.8% of the total. Single-parent families are very rare at 3.1%, which is far below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

3.1% ▼ -54.8%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 3.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brewongle, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Brewongle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10561/brewongle/topic/family-households