2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Broadwater · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Broadwater
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family life is central to the daily experience in Broadwater, where over half of all households are couples raising children. This focus on family units means the area has far fewer people living alone and a much lower rate of single-parent families than the state and national figures.
2.4
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- 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 Broadwater — lower than 57% of areas.
| Broadwater | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2549, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Broadwater holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 17% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
17.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Broadwater, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.9% of families here, while one-parent families account for just 9.0%. This is well below the New South Wales average of 14%.
9.0% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Broadwater, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10576/broadwater/topic/family-households