2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Broke · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Broke
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a common feature of daily life in Broke, where the typical home holds 2.6 people. This is higher than most similar areas, though it aligns closely with the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 Broke — higher than 57% of areas.
| Broke | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2330, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here tend to be larger than in most areas, with 35.3% of households containing two people. About 25.5% of residents live alone, which is around the middle for its level and similar to the national figure.
25.5% ▲ +46.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Broke, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 56.8%. One-parent families account for 12.8%, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the New South Wales and national averages.
12.8% ▲ +76.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Broke, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; 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 Broke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10587/broke/topic/family-households