2.0 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Burrapine · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Burrapine
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all homes in Burrapine are occupied by just one person. This is a striking contrast to other areas, where single-person households are far less common, creating a small community where many residents live independently.
2.0
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- 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 Burrapine — lower than 86% of areas.
| Burrapine | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 2447, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds only 2.0 people, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This is driven by the fact that 45.5% of residents live alone, a rate far above the national average of 25.6%.
45.5% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Burrapine, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (19%) and 5 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 29.6% of the total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples with children, who account for 55.6% of the total.
29.6% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Burrapine, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; One-parent families is next at 29%.
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 Burrapine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10704/burrapine/topic/family-households