2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Clovelly · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 63.7% of families in Clovelly, the largest group in the area. This reflects a strong family presence, with the typical home holding 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Clovelly — higher than 57% of areas.
| Clovelly | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2031, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here at 36.1%. Only 21.6% of people live alone, a figure well below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
21.6% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Clovelly, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 7.2% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and lower than most similar areas.
7.2% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Clovelly, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Clovelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10937/clovelly/topic/family-households