Burcher · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Burcher

How families and households are made up across the area.

Very few people live alone in Burcher compared to other similar areas. This small community is mostly made up of family groups, with a typical household of 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

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📍 Burcher, Suburb / Locality

Where Burcher 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 Burcher — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Burcher2.4
2671, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 20.6% of people live alone, a figure well below the New South Wales and Australian averages. The most common household size is two people, making up 29.4% of all homes.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.6%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.2%
  • 2021: 20.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Burcher, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of all families are couples with children, at 51.7%. One-parent families make up 15.0% of the total, which is higher than most other similar areas.

15.0%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Burcher, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Burcher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10689/burcher/topic/family-households