Fishermans Reach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Fishermans Reach

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.

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📍 Fishermans Reach, Suburb / Locality

Where Fishermans Reach sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -9.5%
  • 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 Fishermans Reach — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Fishermans Reach1.9
2441, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

50.0% ▲ +53.9%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.5%
  • 2016: 43.8%
  • 2021: 50.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Fishermans Reach, the largest group is 1 person at 50%, followed by 2 people (28%) and 3 people (10%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 21.0%
  • 2021: 15.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Fishermans Reach, Couples without children is the majority at 60%; Couples with children is next at 21%.

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 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