Manyana · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Manyana

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people share a roof in Manyana than in most other areas, with a typical home holding only 2.0 people. This creates a distinct landscape where small households and a high number of people living alone are the norm.

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📍 Manyana, Suburb / Locality

Where Manyana sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -9.1%
  • 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 Manyana — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Manyana2.0
2539, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A striking 33.8% of people here live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.0%. This helps explain why the typical home size is much lower than most areas, with 43.7% of households consisting of just two people.

2.0 ▼ -9.1%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.8% ▲ +24.7%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.1%
  • 2016: 33.0%
  • 2021: 33.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Manyana, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 4 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Almost half of all families are couples without children, making up 48.9% of the group. One-parent families account for 12.1%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

12.1% ▼ -7.2%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.1%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Manyana, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Manyana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12492/manyana/topic/family-households