North Balgowlah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in North Balgowlah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 78.6% of families in North Balgowlah, far more than in most other areas. This is a place of large households where very few people live alone. This family-focused pattern is reflected in the high number of people living under one roof.

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📍 North Balgowlah, Suburb / Locality

Where North Balgowlah sits — Average household size

3.3 ▲ +6.5%
  • 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 North Balgowlah — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
North Balgowlah3.3
2093, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

North Balgowlah has an unusually high number of people per home at 3.3, well above the national figure of 2.5. Only 10.5% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.3 ▲ +6.5%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.5% ▼ -15.8%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In North Balgowlah, the largest group is 4 people at 34%, followed by 2 people (23%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 7.4% of the area, a figure well below the national average of 14.1%. This is lower than most other similar areas.

7.4% ▼ -23.3%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 7.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In North Balgowlah, Couples with children is the majority at 79%; Couples without children is next at 13%.

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 North Balgowlah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12991/north-balgowlah/topic/family-households