Maloneys Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Maloneys Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group of families in Maloneys Beach, at 37.8%. This coastal spot has a household mix that is largely typical for the region, though it has a much higher share of single-parent families than the rest of the country.

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Where Maloneys Beach sits — Average household size

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 Maloneys Beach — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Maloneys Beach2.4
2536, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here houses 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 25.9% of households consist of one person, a rate that is around the middle for similar areas.

2.4 ▼ -7.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.9% ▲ +15.4%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.5%
  • 2016: 24.5%
  • 2021: 25.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Maloneys Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.6% of the total, a figure that is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is among the highest proportions for this kind of area.

22.6% ▲ +276.5%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 22.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Maloneys Beach splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (39%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 23%.

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 Maloneys Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12470/maloneys-beach/topic/family-households