Anna Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Anna Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people are living together in Anna Bay than in previous years, contributing to a shift in how the community is structured. This change is evident in the high number of single-person households, with 27% of residents now living alone.

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📍 Anna Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Anna Bay sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -8.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Anna Bay — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Anna Bay2.3
2316, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than most, with typically 2.3 people per dwelling, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that 43.2% of households consist of just two people.

2.3 ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.0% ▲ +9.3%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.7%
  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 27.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Anna Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 46.3% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 13.8% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales average.

13.8% ▼ -18.9%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Anna Bay, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Anna Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10061/anna-bay/topic/family-households