Greenhills Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Greenhills Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share a home in Greenhills Beach than in most other similar areas. The typical home here is much larger than the national average, with an average of 3.7 people per household. This is a place where large families are the norm and very few people live alone.

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Where Greenhills Beach sits — Average household size

3.7 —
  • 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 Greenhills Beach — higher than 98% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Greenhills Beach3.7
2230, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.7 people per home, household size is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.6. Only 4.6% of residents live alone, which is far below the 25.6% national average, while 35.6% of homes house four people.

3.7 —

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.8
  • 2021: 3.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

4.6% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9%
  • 2021: 4.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Greenhills Beach, the largest group is 4 people at 36%, followed by 2 people (18%) and 5 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 85.9%. Only 4.0% of families are one-parent households, which is far below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

4.0% —

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 4.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Greenhills Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 86%; Couples without children is next at 10%.

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 Greenhills Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11770/greenhills-beach/topic/family-households