2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Canada Bay · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Canada Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer than 11% of families in Canada Bay are led by a single parent, a figure well below the national average. This makes the area stand out for its high proportion of couples living together. Most homes here are shared, with two-person households being the most common.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Canada Bay — higher than 71% of areas.
| Canada Bay | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Canada Bay holds 2.5 people, which is higher than most similar areas. While those living alone make up 24.7% of households, this figure has risen slightly since 2011.
24.7% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Canada Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 58.1%. The proportion of one-parent families is 10.6%, which is much lower than most other areas and well below the New South Wales figure.
10.6% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Canada Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Canada Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11520/canada-bay/topic/family-households