Briarbrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Briarbrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller households are the norm in Briarbrook, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. This is lower than most similar areas and slightly below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

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📍 Briarbrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Briarbrook sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Briarbrook — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Briarbrook2.3
2365, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.3 people per home, Briarbrook has smaller households than most other areas. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the Australian average of 2.5.

Household size

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In Briarbrook, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 4 people (30%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 45%, ahead of One-parent families (27%).

Family composition

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In Briarbrook, Couples without children is the majority at 63%; One-parent families is next at 38%.

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 Briarbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10562/briarbrook/topic/family-households