2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 32% of people in Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga live alone, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a trend toward smaller living arrangements in the area. While couples with children are common, there is a notably high number of single-parent homes and solo residents.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga — lower than 86% of areas.
| Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2256, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than most areas, with a typical size of 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure. This is consistent with the fact that 32.6% of residents live alone, a rate well above both the state and national averages.
2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
32.6% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 14%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.7% of the local mix, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This figure has fallen slightly since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 47.2%.
19.7% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011040/umina-booker-bay-patonga/topic/family-households