3.2 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Busby · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Busby
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live in each home in Busby than the national figure, reflecting a community of large households. The area is shaped by a high proportion of families with children, leading to typical home sizes that are well above the New South Wales and Australian averages.
3.2
▲ +3.2%
- 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 Busby — higher than 89% of areas.
| Busby | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 2168, NSW | 3.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are crowded, with 3.2 people per dwelling, which is among the highest for similar areas. This is reflected in the fact that 11.9% of households have six or more people, while those living alone are well below the national figure at 21.1%.
21.1% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Busby splits fairly evenly between 2 people (23%) and 1 person (21%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 27.9% of the community, a figure far above both the state and national averages. Most families are couples with children, who account for 59.3% of the total.
27.9% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Busby, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; One-parent families is next at 28%.
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 Busby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10718/busby/topic/family-households