Batemans Bay - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Batemans Bay - South

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Batemans Bay - South than in most similar areas. This trend is reflected in the typical home size, which is much smaller than the national figure. Many households here consist of just one or two people.

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📍 Batemans Bay - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Batemans Bay - South sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Batemans Bay - South — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Batemans Bay - South2.2
2536, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.4% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home here has only 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.4% ▲ +14.3%

Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 26.6%
  • 2016: 29.2%
  • 2021: 30.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Batemans Bay - South, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.9% of the area, which is much higher than in most similar places. While this is a little above the national figure, the proportion has fallen slightly since 2011.

16.9% ▼ -6.9%

Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 17.6%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Batemans Bay - South, the largest group is Couples without children at 44%, followed by Couples with children (38%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 Batemans Bay - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041018/batemans-bay-south/topic/family-households