Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 70% of families in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth are couples with children. This focus on family life means the area has much larger households than most other regions. It is a place where few people live alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +3.6%
  • 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 Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth2.9
2093, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with an average of 2.9 people per dwelling. This is higher than the national figure of 2.5, and the number of people living alone is well below the Australian average at just 17.5%.

2.9 ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.5% ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 18.3%
  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures are dominated by couples with children, while one-parent families make up only 8.5% of the total. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 14% and has remained steady since 2011.

8.5% ▼ -3.7%

Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.8%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122011418/balgowlah-clontarf-seaforth/topic/family-households