2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mid North Coast · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Mid North Coast
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 30% of people live alone in the Mid North Coast, a figure well above the national average. This creates a trend of smaller households across the region, with a typical home holding just 2.3 people.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Mid North Coast — lower than 86% of areas.
| Mid North Coast | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The region has a much higher share of single-person households than most areas, reaching 30.1% in 2021. This explains why the typical home size of 2.3 people is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
30.1% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 81% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mid North Coast, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.4% of the total, which is well above the state and national figures. Couples with children are the most common family type at 44.2%.
17.4% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mid North Coast, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Mid North Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/108/mid-north-coast/topic/family-households