New Berrima · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in New Berrima

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.

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📍 New Berrima, Suburb / Locality

Where New Berrima sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -10.7%
  • 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 New Berrima — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
New Berrima2.5
2577, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.1% ▲ +5.3%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.9%
  • 2016: 26.6%
  • 2021: 24.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In New Berrima, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (23%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 15.1%
  • 2016: 23.2%
  • 2021: 22.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In New Berrima, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; One-parent families is next at 23%.

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 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