2.0 ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Binalong Bay · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much smaller households than the national average define Binalong Bay, where the typical home holds just 2.0 people. This is well below the Australian figure of 2.5, reflecting a local trend toward smaller living groups.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Binalong Bay — lower than 86% of areas.
Average household size.
About 30.6% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen 13 points since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home is smaller, with 47.9% of households containing only two people.
2.0 ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
30.6% ▲ +77.4%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Binalong Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 8.7% of the area, which is well below the figures for Tasmania and Australia. Couples without children are the most common family type at 63.0%.
8.7% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Binalong Bay, Couples without children is the majority at 65%; Couples with children is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Binalong Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622001/binalong-bay/topic/family-households