2.5 ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
New Berrima · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-parent families sets New Berrima apart from the rest of the state. While household sizes here are typical for Australia, the community has a notably different family structure compared to national trends.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is New Berrima — higher than 50% of areas.
| New Berrima | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2577, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in New Berrima has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Roughly 24.1% of people live alone, a rate slightly below the Australian average of 25.6%.
2.5 ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
24.1% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In New Berrima, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (23%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.5% of the area, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%. Most families here are couples with children, accounting for 54.4% of households.
22.5% ▲ +49.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In New Berrima, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; One-parent families is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in New Berrima [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12947/new-berrima/topic/family-households