2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Burra · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 60% of families in Burra are couples with children, making this the most common household type. The area is dominated by family living, with very few people living alone and a low rate of single-parent homes.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Burra — higher than 71% of areas.
| Burra | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, with a typical size of 2.7 people. Only 14.1% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
14.1% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Burra, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 3 people (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up just 6.1% of the total, a figure well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families are couples, with 59.7% raising children and 33.9% without.
6.1% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Burra, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Burra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10694/burra/topic/family-households