Avoca Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Avoca Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household sizes in Avoca Beach have stayed larger than the national figure, with 2.8 people living in the typical home. This is a family-focused area where only 16.4% of households consist of one person, a figure well below the national average.

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Where Avoca Beach sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 Avoca Beach — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Avoca Beach2.8
2251, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, with nearly 3 people per household. This is consistent with the low number of people living alone, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 25%.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.4% ▼ -16.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.6%
  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Avoca Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 63.2%. One-parent families account for 11.8%, which is a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.

11.8% ▼ -1.0%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.9%
  • 2016: 12.4%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Avoca Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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 Avoca Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10115/avoca-beach/topic/family-households