Manly Vale - Allambie Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people are living alone in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights than they were in 2011. This shift is part of a broader trend toward larger households, with the typical home now holding 2.8 people. This figure is much higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 Manly Vale - Allambie Heights, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Manly Vale - Allambie Heights sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +3.7%
  • 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 Manly Vale - Allambie Heights — higher than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Manly Vale - Allambie Heights2.8
2100, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are generally more crowded than in other areas, and the number of people per home has edged up since 2011. Only 21.4% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.8 ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.4% ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 22.4%
  • 2016: 21.0%
  • 2021: 21.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Manly Vale - Allambie Heights splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (23%), with 1 person at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 70.1%. Meanwhile, one-parent families represent just 9.2% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

9.2% ▼ -12.2%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Manly Vale - Allambie Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; 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 Manly Vale - Allambie Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031430/manly-vale-allambie-heights/topic/family-households