Byabarra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Byabarra

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Byabarra than in most other parts of the country, with only 14.3% of households being single-person homes. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents share their living space with partners or children.

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📍 Byabarra, Suburb / Locality

Where Byabarra sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Byabarra — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Byabarra2.7
2446, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Byabarra holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Nearly half of all households consist of just two people, while 14.3% of residents live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.3% ▼ -10.3%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.9%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Byabarra, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (14%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most homes here are family-based, with 63.4% being couples with children. Only 6.5% of families are headed by a single parent, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

6.5% ▼ -35.0%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 6.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Byabarra, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Byabarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10725/byabarra/topic/family-households