Central Mangrove · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Central Mangrove

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are a defining feature of daily life in Central Mangrove, where the typical home holds 3.1 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where few people live alone and family groups are the norm.

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Where Central Mangrove sits — Average household size

3.1 ▼ -11.4%
  • 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 Central Mangrove — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Central Mangrove3.1
2250, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The area has among the highest number of people per home for its level. Only 16.4% of residents live alone, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 25%.

3.1 ▼ -11.4%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.5
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.4% ▲ +68.5%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 20.2%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Central Mangrove splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 3 people (27%), with 4 people at 22%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 65.3%. One-parent families account for 9.4%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

9.4% ▼ -10.2%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Central Mangrove, 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 Central Mangrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10875/central-mangrove/topic/family-households