2.4 ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Fern Bay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Fern Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in Fern Bay live alone, a figure well above the national average. This creates a distinct housing pattern where small households are common, though the typical home still holds about two people.
2.4
▲ +14.3%
- 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 Fern Bay — lower than 57% of areas.
| Fern Bay | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2295, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households are much more common here than in most areas, making up 29.9% of the total. This is well above the 25.6% seen across Australia, while two-person homes are the most frequent at 36.2%.
29.9% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Fern Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.4% of families, while 34.1% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 10.1%, which is well below the 14.1% national figure.
10.1% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Fern Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Fern Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11504/fern-bay/topic/family-households