2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Port Macquarie · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Port Macquarie
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 29% of people in Port Macquarie live alone, which is well above the national figure. This trend has grown since 2011, contributing to a smaller typical household size than in most other areas.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Port Macquarie — lower than 86% of areas.
| Port Macquarie | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. While 40% of households consist of two people, those living alone make up 28.8% of the total.
28.8% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Port Macquarie, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.1% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 15.5%, a figure that is a little above both the state and national averages.
15.5% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Port Macquarie, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (16%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Port Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10804/port-macquarie/topic/family-households