Catherine Hill Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Catherine Hill Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are sharing roofs in Catherine Hill Bay than in most similar areas. The area is dominated by family life, with nearly 69% of households being couples with children and very few people living on their own.

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📍 Catherine Hill Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Catherine Hill Bay sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +20.8%
  • 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 Catherine Hill Bay — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Catherine Hill Bay2.9
2281, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per house compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 13.4%, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9 ▲ +20.8%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.4% ▼ -48.9%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.1%
  • 2016: 28.1%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Catherine Hill Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 1 person (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is the norm here, where couples with children make up 68.5% of the mix. One-parent families are much less common than in most areas, accounting for only 6.6%, well below the national figure of 14.1%.

6.6% ▼ -37.0%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 6.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Catherine Hill Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Catherine Hill Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10856/catherine-hill-bay/topic/family-households