2.7 —
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Northern Beaches · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Northern Beaches
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 64.6% of families in Northern Beaches, making it an area dominated by family units. This focus on larger households is reflected in the low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country. The area remains a strong hub for families, with household patterns staying very stable over the last few years.
2.7
—
- 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 Northern Beaches — higher than 86% of areas.
| Northern Beaches | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.7 people live in the typical home, which is much higher than most areas. Only 22.3% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6%.
22.3% —
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Northern Beaches, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.7% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families are couples, with 64.6% having children and 25.1% without.
9.7% —
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Northern Beaches, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15990/northern-beaches/topic/family-households