2.5 —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maroubra - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Maroubra - West
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Maroubra - West than in previous years, with that figure rising 3.2 percentage points since 2016. The area remains a mix of different living arrangements, though the typical home now holds 2.5 people. This is a small drop from the 2.7 people per home seen five years ago.
2.5
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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 - West — lower than 57% of areas.
| Maroubra - West | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2035, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About a quarter of households are people living alone, which is roughly the same as the national figure. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 34.2% of the area.
24.6% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Maroubra - West, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, accounting for 60.1% of the total. One-parent families make up 11.6%, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
11.6% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Maroubra - West, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021568/maroubra-west/topic/family-households