3.1 ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Haywards Bay · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Haywards Bay compared to the rest of the country. The area is dominated by larger households, with a typical home holding 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Haywards Bay — higher than 88% of areas.
| Haywards Bay | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 2530, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most, with 36.5% of households containing two people and 15.7% holding five. Only 9.9% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 25%.
3.1 ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
9.9% ▲ +126.7%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Haywards Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Most households are family-based, with couples with children making up 67.4% of the total. One-parent families account for only 6.8%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
6.8% ▲ +39.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Haywards Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Haywards Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11887/haywards-bay/topic/family-households