2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bega - Tathra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Bega - Tathra
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of people living alone defines the home life of Bega - Tathra. While couples with children still make up the largest group, the area has a much higher rate of single-person households and one-parent families than most other places.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Bega - Tathra — lower than 71% of areas.
| Bega - Tathra | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with 31.3% of people living alone—a figure well above the national mark of 25.6%. This trend has grown since 2011 and means the typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
31.3% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bega - Tathra, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.3% of the area, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is a rise from 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 48.2%.
17.3% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bega - Tathra, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (34%) 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 Bega - Tathra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041019/bega-tathra/topic/family-households