Brandy Hill · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Brandy Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm for Brandy Hill (L), where the typical home holds 3.0 people. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a community where very few people live on their own.

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📍 Brandy Hill, Urban Centre

Where Brandy Hill sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +7.1%
  • 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 Brandy Hill — higher than 87% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brandy Hill3.0
2324, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 9.5% of residents live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6% and a 20 point drop since 2011. Most homes house two people (36.6%), while the number of people per home has edged up since 2011.

3.0 ▲ +7.1%

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.5% ▼ -67.6%

Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 29.4%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Brandy Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 65.2% of families here. Only 5.3% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 14.0% and has fallen 31 points since 2011.

5.3% ▼ -85.2%

Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 35.9%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 5.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brandy Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Brandy Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121012/brandy-hill/topic/family-households