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.
North Balgowlah · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is North Balgowlah — higher than 91% of areas.
| North Balgowlah | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 2093, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
10.5% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In North Balgowlah, the largest group is 4 people at 34%, followed by 2 people (23%) and 3 people (15%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In North Balgowlah, Couples with children is the majority at 79%; Couples without children is next at 13%.
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