2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Warners Bay - Boolaroo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Warners Bay - Boolaroo than in most similar areas. This reflects a local trend where the number of single-person households has risen since 2011. While many homes are still family-based, the typical household size is now slightly smaller than it was a decade ago.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Warners Bay - Boolaroo — lower than 64% of areas.
| Warners Bay - Boolaroo | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2282, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 27.3% of people here live alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. This rise in single living contributes to the typical home having 2.4 people, a figure that has edged down since 2011.
2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
27.3% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Warners Bay - Boolaroo, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 53.4%, though one-parent families are a little more common here than in the rest of Australia at 15.4%. This proportion of single-parent homes has stayed mostly the same since 2011.
15.4% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Warners Bay - Boolaroo, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Warners Bay - Boolaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011214/warners-bay-boolaroo/topic/family-households