Macksville - Scotts Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Macksville - Scotts Head

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 30% of people in Macksville - Scotts Head live alone, a figure well above the national average. This trend helps explain why homes here are generally smaller than in other areas. The community is largely made up of two-person households and couples.

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📍 Macksville - Scotts Head, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Macksville - Scotts Head sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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
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  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
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  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Macksville - Scotts Head — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Macksville - Scotts Head2.3
2447, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. While 38.8% of households have two people, about 29.7% are single-person homes, a rate much higher than most other areas.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.7% ▼ -1.6%

Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 30.2%
  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 29.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Macksville - Scotts Head, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.1% of the total, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This is despite a slight fall of 1.4 percentage points since 2011.

19.1% ▼ -7.0%

Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.5%
  • 2016: 19.3%
  • 2021: 19.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Macksville - Scotts Head, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 Macksville - Scotts Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021157/macksville-scotts-head/topic/family-households