2.2 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Manly · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Manly than in most similar areas, which helps explain why homes here are smaller. The typical household has just 2.2 people, a figure that is a little below the national average of 2.5.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Manly — lower than 76% of areas.
| Manly | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2095, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 31.5% of residents live by themselves, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 39.5% of all homes.
2.2 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
31.5% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Manly, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (14%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.3% of families, while couples without children account for 41.2%. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, at just 7.7%.
7.7% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Manly, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 41%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Manly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12485/manly/topic/family-households