2.8 ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Main Arm · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Main Arm
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes have remained steady in Main Arm, where the typical home now holds 2.8 people. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a community where large family groups are common and living alone is rare.
2.8
▲ +12.0%
- 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 Main Arm — higher than 76% of areas.
| Main Arm | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2482, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home here has 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure. Only 17.5% of people live alone, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
17.5% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Main Arm, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 58.9% of the area. One-parent families account for 11.6%, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
11.6% ▼ -36.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Main Arm, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; 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 Main Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12454/main-arm/topic/family-households