2.1 ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Fingal Bay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Fingal Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live in each home in Fingal Bay than in most similar areas. This coastal spot is mostly made up of small households, with nearly 30% of residents living alone.
2.1
▲ +5.0%
- 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 Fingal Bay — lower than 81% of areas.
| Fingal Bay | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2315, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds just 2.1 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This is consistent with the fact that 29.9% of people live alone, a rate well above the national average.
29.9% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Fingal Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of families here are couples without children, making up 54.2% of the group. Single-parent families account for 12.6%, which is higher than in most similar areas but a little below the state average.
12.6% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Fingal Bay, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 33%.
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 Fingal Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11521/fingal-bay/topic/family-households