2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Little Bay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Little Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of residents in Little Bay live on their own, reflecting a trend towards smaller living arrangements. This creates a quiet residential feel where the typical home houses about 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Little Bay — lower than 57% of areas.
| Little Bay | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2036, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households are common here, making up 28.1% of homes, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Two-person homes are the most frequent, accounting for 35% of all households.
28.1% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Little Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures are dominated by couples, with 59.3% having children and 31.5% without. Only 8.9% of families are headed by one parent, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
8.9% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Little Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Little Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12358/little-bay/topic/family-households