Hardys Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hardys Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people share a home in Hardys Bay than in most similar areas. This is a place where small households are common, with the typical home holding just 2.3 people.

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📍 Hardys Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Hardys Bay sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Hardys Bay — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hardys Bay2.3
2257, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Almost half of all homes here have two people, while 22.8% are single-person households. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 25% for people living alone.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.8%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 22.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hardys Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up more than half of the families here, at 51.6%. One-parent families are much less common than in most areas, at 4.7%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

4.7%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.7%
  • 2021: 4.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hardys Bay, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 42%.

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 Hardys Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11859/hardys-bay/topic/family-households