2.3 —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maroubra - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Maroubra - South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Roughly 33% of people in Maroubra - South live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This high number of single-person homes means the area has a smaller typical household size than most other parts of the country.
2.3
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- 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 Maroubra - South — lower than 71% of areas.
| Maroubra - South | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2035, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with a typical 2.3 people per home, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This trend has barely changed since 2016, and one-person homes now make up 32.9% of the total.
32.9% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Maroubra - South splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of families are couples with children, though one-parent families make up 16.0% of the total. This is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1% and has remained steady since 2016.
16.0% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Maroubra - South, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Maroubra - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021567/maroubra-south/topic/family-households