Burren Junction · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Burren Junction

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much lower rate of single-parent families than the national average defines Burren Junction. While most homes here follow typical patterns for the region, there is a strong presence of couples with and without children. Only 4.8% of families are led by a single parent, which is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

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📍 Burren Junction, Suburb / Locality

Where Burren Junction sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +8.7%
  • 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 Burren Junction — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Burren Junction2.5
2386, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

An average of 2.5 people live in each home, which is about the same as the national figure. Two-person households are the most common at 44.6%, while 23% of residents live alone.

2.5 ▲ +8.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.0% ▼ -28.1%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.9%
  • 2016: 34.0%
  • 2021: 23.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Burren Junction, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 5 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up half of all families here, and those without children account for 40.8%. The proportion of one-parent families is just 4.8%, which is well below the New South Wales rate of 14%.

4.8% ▼ -34.0%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Burren Junction, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

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 Burren Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10707/burren-junction/topic/family-households