Barnawartha North · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Barnawartha North

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger-than-average households have become a defining feature of Barnawartha North, with the typical home now holding nearly three people. This is far more than the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where few people live by themselves.

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📍 Barnawartha North, Suburb / Locality

Where Barnawartha North sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +7.4%
  • 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 Barnawartha North — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Barnawartha North2.9
3691 crosses VIC/NSW 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Almost half of all homes here house two people, while only 16.7% of residents live alone. This is well below the 25.6% national figure and is much lower than in most other similar areas.

2.9 ▲ +7.4%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.7% ▲ +52.8%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 24.0%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Barnawartha North, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 5 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up 63.4% of the area. One-parent families account for 9.8%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

9.8% ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Barnawartha North, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Barnawartha North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20147/barnawartha-north/topic/family-households