Jerrabomberra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Jerrabomberra

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.

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📍 Jerrabomberra, Suburb / Locality

Where Jerrabomberra sits — Average household size

3.0 ▼ -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 Jerrabomberra — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jerrabomberra3.0
2619, NSW 3.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.5% ▲ +24.4%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.8%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Jerrabomberra splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (25%), with 3 people at 20%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 7.3%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jerrabomberra, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Jerrabomberra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12025/jerrabomberra/topic/family-households