Binnaway · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Binnaway

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes are a defining feature of Binnaway, where far more people live alone than in most similar areas. Nearly half of all homes are occupied by just one person, and the typical home now holds only 1.9 people.

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📍 Binnaway, Urban Centre

Where Binnaway sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -24.0%
  • 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 Binnaway — lower than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Binnaway1.9
2395, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Almost 47% of residents live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6% and represents a 16 point rise since 2011. This explains why the typical home in Binnaway holds only 1.9 people, well below the New South Wales average of 2.6.

1.9 ▼ -24.0%

Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

46.7% ▲ +50.1%

Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 31.1%
  • 2016: 30.4%
  • 2021: 46.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Binnaway, the largest group is 1 person at 46%, followed by 2 people (38%) and 3 people (7%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17% of the area, which is a little above the Australian average of 14.1%. However, this figure has fallen 8.6 points since 2011, and couples without children are now the most common family type at 40.3%.

17.0% ▼ -33.6%

Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 25.6%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 17.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Binnaway splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (40%) and Couples with children (39%), with One-parent families at 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 Binnaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122018/binnaway/topic/family-households