2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Forresters Beach · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Forresters Beach
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Forresters Beach have remained steady over the last decade, with a strong presence of families. Most homes are now shared by couples, and the area has a high proportion of households with children compared to other similar places.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 Forresters Beach — higher than 57% of areas.
| Forresters Beach | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2260, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and matches the New South Wales figure. About 23.1% of people live alone, a rate slightly below the national figure of 25.6%.
23.1% ▲ +46.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Forresters Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up a large 57.9% of families in the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.8%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.8% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Forresters Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Forresters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11552/forresters-beach/topic/family-households