Brimbin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brimbin

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Brimbin are couples with children. This community has a very low rate of one-parent families compared to the rest of the country, which helps shape the local household landscape.

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📍 Brimbin, Suburb / Locality

Where Brimbin sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Brimbin — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brimbin2.5
2430, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Brimbin holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Two-person households are the most common at 41.4%, while 24.1% of people live alone, a rate slightly below the Australian average.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.1%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 24.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Brimbin, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up only 9.1% of the area, a figure well below the New South Wales and national rates. Couples with children are the most prominent group, accounting for 54.5% of families.

9.1%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brimbin, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Brimbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10569/brimbin/topic/family-households