Brownlow Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brownlow Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Brownlow Hill, where the typical home holds 3.2 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community dominated by families with children rather than people living alone.

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📍 Brownlow Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Brownlow Hill sits — Average household size

3.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Brownlow Hill — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brownlow Hill3.2
2570, NSW 3.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home is crowded compared to most areas, with 3.2 people per dwelling. Very few people live by themselves here, at just 13.5%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

3.2 → 0.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.5% ▲ +252.1%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Brownlow Hill splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (23%), with 5 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 72.8%. In contrast, one-parent families are rare at 3.5%, a figure far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

3.5% ▼ -44.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 3.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brownlow Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Brownlow Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10606/brownlow-hill/topic/family-households