2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Nambucca Valley · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Nambucca Valley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Nambucca Valley than in the rest of the country, with 33.1% of households consisting of just one person. This trend toward smaller living arrangements is a standout feature of the region, making it much more likely to find single-person homes here than in other similar areas.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Nambucca Valley — lower than 86% of areas.
| Nambucca Valley | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Nambucca Valley holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with the high number of single-person households, a figure that has risen since 2011.
33.1% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Nambucca Valley splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.9% of the total, which is well above the New South Wales average of 14.0%. Other family types are common too, with couples with children accounting for 43.7% of households.
18.9% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Nambucca Valley, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 Nambucca Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15700/nambucca-valley/topic/family-households