Elvina Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Elvina Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the biggest group in Elvina Bay, where 62.3% of families fall into this category. It is a place with a mix of family homes and a significant number of people living on their own.

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📍 Elvina Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Elvina Bay sits — Average household size

2.2 —
  • 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 Elvina Bay — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Elvina Bay2.2
2105, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than usual, with typically 2.2 people per dwelling. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5, partly because 29.3% of people live alone, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 25%.

2.2 —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.3% —

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 29.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Elvina Bay splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families in Elvina Bay are almost exclusively couples, with 39.1% being those without children. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the 14.1% national average.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Elvina Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

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 Elvina Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11413/elvina-bay/topic/family-households