2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Burwood · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Burwood
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Burwood are couples with children, making up 47.2% of the local family mix. This area has a diverse range of living arrangements, with a typical home holding about 2.5 people. Overall, the family and household patterns here closely mirror those seen across New South Wales and the rest of Australia.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 Burwood — higher than 50% of areas.
| Burwood | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2134, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home in Burwood has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Two-person households are the most common at 34.3%, while 24.1% of residents live alone, a figure slightly below the Australian average.
24.1% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Burwood, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.2% of families, followed by couples without children at 35.3%. One-parent families account for 13.4%, which is higher than most similar areas though about the same as the state and national figures.
13.4% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Burwood, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10716/burwood/topic/family-households