2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
The Branch · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in The Branch
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of homes in The Branch hold five or more people, making it an area with unusually large households. This trend is reflected in the typical home having 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.
2.9
—
- 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 The Branch — higher than 81% of areas.
| The Branch | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2425, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most, with 2.9 people per household compared to 2.6 in New South Wales. Interestingly, 26.8% of people live alone, which is a little above the Australian figure of 25.6%.
26.8% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →The Branch splits fairly evenly between 5 people (26%) and 1 person (23%), with 2 people at 21%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.6% of the area, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 59.3% of the total.
17.6% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Branch, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 The Branch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13830/the-branch/topic/family-households