Broughton Village · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Broughton Village

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Broughton Village compared to the rest of the country. This small community has a very low rate of single-person households and one-parent families, meaning most residents live as part of a larger family group.

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📍 Broughton Village, Suburb / Locality

Where Broughton Village sits — Average household size

2.4 —
  • 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 Broughton Village — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Broughton Village2.4
2534, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, only 14.3% of people live alone, a rate far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.4 —

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.3% —

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32.1%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Broughton Village, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family groups dominate the area, with couples without children making up 54.1% of households. One-parent families are rare at 5.4%, which is well below the New South Wales average of 14%.

5.4% —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 5.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Broughton Village, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 43%.

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 Broughton Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10604/broughton-village/topic/family-households