Manly · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Manly

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.

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📍 Manly, Suburb / Locality

Where Manly sits — Average household size

2.2 ▲ +4.8%
  • 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 Manly — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Manly2.2
2095, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.5% ▼ -2.8%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.4%
  • 2016: 30.1%
  • 2021: 31.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Manly, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 7.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Manly, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

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 Manly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12485/manly/topic/family-households