2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Shellharbour - Flinders · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Shellharbour - Flinders
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Shellharbour - Flinders have edged down slightly since 2011, though the area remains dominated by larger living arrangements. It is a family-focused community where 64.1% of families are couples with children, contributing to a higher number of people per home than in most similar areas.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Shellharbour - Flinders — higher than 79% of areas.
| Shellharbour - Flinders | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2527, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 16.4%, which is well below both the state and national averages.
16.4% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Shellharbour - Flinders, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families are couples with children, making up 64.1% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.3%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and remains a little below the national average of 14.1%.
11.3% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Shellharbour - Flinders, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Shellharbour - Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031141/shellharbour-flinders/topic/family-households