Braybrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Braybrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 23% of families in Braybrook are led by a single parent, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of one-parent homes contributes to a local housing trend where homes often hold more people than the Australian average.

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📍 Braybrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Braybrook sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Braybrook — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Braybrook2.7
3019, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Braybrook hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. About 25.7% of residents live alone, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian and national averages.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.7% ▼ -1.2%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.0%
  • 2016: 24.8%
  • 2021: 25.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Braybrook splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (26%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 23.1% of the area, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. More than half of all local families consist of couples with children.

23.1% ▼ -13.5%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.7%
  • 2016: 23.1%
  • 2021: 23.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Braybrook, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; One-parent families is next at 23%.

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 Braybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20324/braybrook/topic/family-households