Bredbo · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Bredbo

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 60% of families in Bredbo include children, making it a place where family units are the primary household type. The area is less likely to have people living alone compared to the rest of the country, with most homes housing multiple people.

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📍 Bredbo, Urban Centre

Where Bredbo sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +18.2%
  • 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 Bredbo — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bredbo2.6
2626, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.6 people live in each home, a figure that has risen since 2011. This is reflected in the fact that only 15.1% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.6 ▲ +18.2%

Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.1% ▼ -58.0%

Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 35.8%
  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 15.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bredbo, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 3 people (23%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 9.0% of the total, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 14.0% and has fallen since 2011.

9.0% ▼ -51.7%

Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 18.7%
  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bredbo, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Bredbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122025/bredbo/topic/family-households