1.9 ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Fishermans Reach · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Half of all households in Fishermans Reach are made up of just one person. This makes it an area of very small homes, with the typical place housing only 1.9 people, which is well below the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fishermans Reach — lower than 89% of areas.
| Fishermans Reach | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| 2441, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
One-person households are among the highest at this level, making up 50% of the area. This explains why the usual home size is so small compared to the state average of 2.6 people.
1.9 ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
50.0% ▲ +53.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Fishermans Reach, the largest group is 1 person at 50%, followed by 2 people (28%) and 3 people (10%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children form the biggest family group at 61.9%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 15.5% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
15.5% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Fishermans Reach, Couples without children is the majority at 60%; Couples with children is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Fishermans Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11527/fishermans-reach/topic/family-households