Burra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Burra

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.

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Where Burra sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Burra — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Burra2.7
2620 crosses NSW/ACT 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.1%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Burra, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 6.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Burra, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Burra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10694/burra/topic/family-households