Upper Burringbar · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Upper Burringbar

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller households define daily life in Upper Burringbar, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is a little below the national figure, reflecting a community with a high number of people living on their own.

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📍 Upper Burringbar, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Burringbar sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -8.3%
  • 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 Upper Burringbar — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Upper Burringbar2.2
2483, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.1% of people live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.0%. This contributes to the low number of people per home, with 42.5% of households consisting of just two people.

2.2 ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.1% ▼ -11.5%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.0%
  • 2016: 30.7%
  • 2021: 30.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Upper Burringbar, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 15.6% of the area, a figure much higher than most similar places and a little above the Australian average of 14.1%. Nearly half of all families are couples with children.

15.6% ▼ -19.8%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.5%
  • 2016: 20.7%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Upper Burringbar, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Upper Burringbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14033/upper-burringbar/topic/family-households