Burrill Lake · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Burrill Lake

How families and households are made up across the area.

Well over 30% of people in Burrill Lake live alone, a figure that sits well above the national average. This creates a smaller typical household size compared to other parts of the state and country. Most homes here are occupied by just one or two people.

Open map →
📍 Burrill Lake, Suburb / Locality

Where Burrill Lake sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +4.5%
  • 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 Burrill Lake — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Burrill Lake2.3
2539, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Burrill Lake are smaller than usual, with 2.3 people per household compared to the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This is driven by the 30% of residents who live alone, which is well above the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.3 ▲ +4.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.0% ▼ -1.4%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.4%
  • 2016: 29.8%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

View on map →

In Burrill Lake, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About 48.2% of families here are couples with children, while 36.5% are couples without. One-parent families make up 15.6% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure.

15.6% ▼ -1.8%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.9%
  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

In Burrill Lake, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (16%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Burrill Lake

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Burrill Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10709/burrill-lake/topic/family-households