2.5 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Box Head - MacMasters Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Box Head - MacMasters Beach
How families and households are made up across the area.
About the same as most similar areas, Box Head - MacMasters Beach has a typical household size of 2.5 people. This coastal community is mostly made up of families, with couples with children making up over half of all family types.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 Box Head - MacMasters Beach — lower than 57% of areas.
| Box Head - MacMasters Beach | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2251, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person households are the most common at 39.1%, while 23.6% of people live alone. This last figure is a little below the New South Wales and Australian averages, and has barely changed since 2011.
23.6% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Box Head - MacMasters Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children form 56.8% of families, while one-parent families make up 9.8%. This proportion of single parents is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.8% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Box Head - MacMasters Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 Box Head - MacMasters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011029/box-head-macmasters-beach/topic/family-households