Newbridge · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Newbridge

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost half of all families in Newbridge are couples with children. This is the most common family type in the area, contributing to a household structure that mirrors the typical patterns seen across New South Wales and Australia.

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📍 Newbridge, Suburb / Locality

Where Newbridge sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +9.1%
  • 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 Newbridge — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Newbridge2.4
2795, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Newbridge houses 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Roughly 23.1% of people live alone, a figure slightly below the state and national averages.

2.4 ▲ +9.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.1% ▼ -30.8%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.3%
  • 2016: 41.6%
  • 2021: 23.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Newbridge, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 5 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 7.9% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is lower than most similar areas, while couples without children account for 44.2% of families.

7.9% ▼ -42.4%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.7%
  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 7.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Newbridge splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (46%) and Couples without children (45%), with One-parent families at 8%.

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 Newbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12957/newbridge/topic/family-households