3.0 ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Jerrabomberra · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living together in Jerrabomberra than in most other areas, with a typical home holding 3.0 people. This is a family-focused community where few people live alone, reflecting a strong trend toward larger household sizes over recent years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Jerrabomberra — higher than 86% of areas.
| Jerrabomberra | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2619, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
With 3.0 people per home, Jerrabomberra is much higher than most areas and sits a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 13.5% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
3.0 ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
13.5% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Jerrabomberra splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (25%), with 3 people at 20%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 72.8%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 8.1%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
8.1% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Jerrabomberra, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Jerrabomberra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12025/jerrabomberra/topic/family-households