2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Port Stephens · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Port Stephens
How families and households are made up across the area.
A little more than 15% of families in Port Stephens are headed by a single parent, which is higher than most similar areas. This is one of the most striking trends for the region, as it sits above both the state and national figures. Otherwise, the way people live here is quite typical for Australia.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Port Stephens — lower than 57% of areas.
| Port Stephens | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Port Stephens holds 2.4 people, a figure that has edged down since 2011. Most dwellings house two people (38.9%), while 26% of residents are living alone, which is a slight increase over the last decade.
26.0% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Port Stephens, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Half of all families here are couples with children, while 33.3% are couples without. The 15.7% of one-parent families is a little above the New South Wales figure of 14% and has remained steady since 2011.
15.7% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Port Stephens, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Port Stephens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16400/port-stephens/topic/family-households