2.7 ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Burwood Heights · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Burwood Heights
How families and households are made up across the area.
Steady household patterns define Burwood Heights, where family-led homes remain the dominant way of living. Most people live in groups of two or more, with 62.3% of families consisting of couples with children.
2.7
▼ -10.0%
- 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 Heights — higher than 71% of areas.
| Burwood Heights | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2136, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are slightly larger than the national figure, with 2.7 people per household. This is higher than most similar areas, though 22.6% of residents still live alone.
22.6% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Burwood Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 62.3%. One-parent families account for 13.3% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
13.3% ▲ +77.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Burwood Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10717/burwood-heights/topic/family-households