3.0 ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Jervis Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Jervis Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger homes and a high number of single-parent families shape daily life in Jervis Bay. With three people living in the typical home, the area has a much higher density per household than most other regions.
3.0
▼ -3.2%
- 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 Jervis Bay — higher than 89% of areas.
| Jervis Bay | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 2.3 |
| Other Territories | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Jervis Bay holds 3.0 people, which is well above the figure for Other Territories. While only 22.5% of people live alone, households with six or more people make up a significant 15.7% of the area.
22.5% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Jervis Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 36.8% of the total, a figure far above the national average. This is among the highest rates for this level of area, although the proportion fell nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.
36.8% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Jervis Bay splits fairly evenly between One-parent families (37%) and Couples with children (34%), with Couples without children at 19%.
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 Jervis Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/901031003/jervis-bay/topic/family-households