2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Ballina · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Ballina
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of people in West Ballina live alone, which is much higher than most other areas. This contributes to a small typical household size of 2.1 people, making it a little below the national figure.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 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 West Ballina — lower than 81% of areas.
| West Ballina | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2478, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.6% of residents live by themselves, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 25.0%. This explains why homes here are smaller than usual, with 42.1% of households containing only two people.
32.6% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Ballina, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.1% of the local mix, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. Other common family types include couples without children, who account for 42.1% of families.
21.1% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Ballina, the largest group is Couples without children at 42%, followed by Couples with children (36%) and One-parent families (21%).
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 West Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14257/west-ballina/topic/family-households