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.
Port Macquarie Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Port Macquarie Surrounds
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Port Macquarie Surrounds compared to most similar areas. The area is primarily made up of families, with over half of all households consisting of couples with children.
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 Port Macquarie Surrounds — lower than 57% of areas.
| Port Macquarie Surrounds | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2446, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes here house two people, while 22% of residents live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%. The typical household size is 2.5 people, which has remained steady since 2011.
22.0% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Port Macquarie Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.1% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 11.1%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14%.
11.1% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Port Macquarie Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Port Macquarie Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108041165/port-macquarie-surrounds/topic/family-households