2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Depot Beach · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher share of single-parent homes than usual defines the family landscape in Depot Beach. While most households follow national patterns in size, about 17.2% of families are led by one parent, which is well above the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Depot Beach — higher than 50% of areas.
| Depot Beach | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Depot Beach has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure and the New South Wales average.
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Depot Beach, 2 people is the majority at 100%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 17.2% of the local total, a rate well above the national average of 14.1%. Other family types include couples with children (48.3%) and couples without children (31.0%).
17.2% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Depot Beach, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Depot Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11244/depot-beach/topic/family-households