Little Billabong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Little Billabong

How families and households are made up across the area.

Half of all families in Little Billabong are couples with children, making them the most common household type. The area has a strong family focus, with very few people living by themselves compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Little Billabong, Suburb / Locality

Where Little Billabong sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 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 Little Billabong — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Little Billabong2.6
2644, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 16% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes here are small, with 48% containing just two people, though the typical household size of 2.6 people is about the same as the New South Wales average.

2.6 ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.0% ▼ -17.6%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.4%
  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Little Billabong, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up nearly 40% of families. One-parent families account for 11% of the total, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

11.0% ▲ —

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Little Billabong, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (11%).

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 Little Billabong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12359/little-billabong/topic/family-households