2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Horsfield Bay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Horsfield Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
A strong 62% of families in Horsfield Bay are couples with children, making it a family-heavy area. This focus on family life is reflected in the lower-than-average number of people living alone compared to the rest of the state.
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 Horsfield Bay — higher than 57% of areas.
| Horsfield Bay | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2256, NSW | 2.2 |
| 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. Only 21.2% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and national averages.
21.2% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Horsfield Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 3 people (23%) and 1 person (22%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 8.1% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and lower than most similar areas.
8.1% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Horsfield Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Horsfield Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11948/horsfield-bay/topic/family-households