Callala Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Callala Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Callala Beach are couples without children, making this the most common family type. The area is characterized by smaller living arrangements, with the typical home holding just 2.1 people, which is much lower than most similar areas.

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Where Callala Beach sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -8.7%
  • 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 Callala Beach — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Callala Beach2.1
2540 crosses NSW/OT 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.7% of people live alone, a figure well above the New South Wales and national averages. This helps explain why the typical household size of 2.1 people is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.1 ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.7% ▲ +2.3%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.1%
  • 2016: 29.8%
  • 2021: 28.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Callala Beach, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 1 person is next at 29%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 52.1%, followed by couples with children at 35.2%. One-parent families represent 13.4% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national figures.

13.4% ▼ -32.9%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.9%
  • 2016: 16.5%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Callala Beach, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 35%.

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 Callala Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10757/callala-beach/topic/family-households