Pappinbarra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pappinbarra

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Pappinbarra than in most similar areas. While many households consist of single residents, others are quite large, with the typical home holding 2.7 people.

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📍 Pappinbarra, Suburb / Locality

Where Pappinbarra sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Pappinbarra — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pappinbarra2.7
2446, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 37.9% of people here live alone, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 25.0%. However, these single-person homes are balanced by larger households, as 17.2% of homes hold five people.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.9%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.6%
  • 2021: 37.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pappinbarra, the largest group is 1 person at 30%, followed by 2 people (22%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children (68.1%). Only 4.2% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

4.2%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.6%
  • 2021: 4.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pappinbarra, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Pappinbarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13158/pappinbarra/topic/family-households