Diamond Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Diamond Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of one-parent families than most similar areas defines the home life in Diamond Beach. While family structures vary, the typical home here holds about 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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Where Diamond Beach sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Diamond Beach — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Diamond Beach2.4
2430, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 24% of people live alone, a figure slightly below the Australian average of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 47% of all homes in the area.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.0% ▲ +24.5%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.3%
  • 2016: 20.2%
  • 2021: 24.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Diamond Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 15.8% of the total, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 14%. Couples with children are the most frequent family type at 43.6%.

15.8% ▲ +8.8%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Diamond Beach splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families at 16%.

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 Diamond Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11253/diamond-beach/topic/family-households