2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sydney - Northern Beaches · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Sydney - Northern Beaches
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much fewer people live alone in Sydney - Northern Beaches compared to most other areas, with only 22.3% of households consisting of one person. This region is predominantly made up of family homes, where the typical household contains nearly three people.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Sydney - Northern Beaches — higher than 86% of areas.
| Sydney - Northern Beaches | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home here has 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas and has edged up since 2011. Two-person households are the most common, making up 32.1% of the total.
22.3% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 82% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sydney - Northern Beaches, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the region at 64.6%. The proportion of one-parent families is 9.7%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and among the lowest for similar areas.
9.7% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 98% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sydney - Northern Beaches, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Sydney - Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/122/sydney-northern-beaches/topic/family-households