Haywards Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Haywards Bay

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.

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📍 Haywards Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Haywards Bay sits — Average household size

3.1 ▼ -3.1%
  • 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 Haywards Bay — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Haywards Bay3.1
2530, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.9% ▲ +126.7%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Haywards Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Haywards Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 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