Basin View · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Basin View

How families and households are made up across the area.

A slightly higher share of one-parent families than the national average defines the domestic makeup of Basin View. Most homes here are occupied by couples, with nearly half including children. The area has seen a shift toward larger households over the last decade.

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📍 Basin View, Urban Centre

Where Basin View sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +20.0%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Basin View — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Basin View2.4
2540 crosses NSW/OT 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Basin View typically hold 2.4 people, which is higher than most similar areas. This reflects a trend toward larger households since 2011, while the proportion of people living alone has fallen by 16 percentage points to 25.2%.

2.4 ▲ +20.0%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.2% ▼ -39.5%

Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 41.7%
  • 2016: 33.7%
  • 2021: 25.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Basin View, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Almost half of all families are couples with children, though one-parent families make up 16.7% of the total. This figure is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.

16.7% ▼ -9.7%

Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Basin View, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 Basin View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115011/basin-view/topic/family-households