2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Nerong · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Nerong
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define daily life in Nerong, where the typical home holds just 2.1 people. This is much lower than most similar areas, reflecting a community where many residents live in pairs or alone.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 Nerong — lower than 81% of areas.
| Nerong | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2423, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person households are the most common at 58.2%. While 22.4% of people live alone, this is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
22.4% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Nerong, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 22%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families are couples without children, which is a high proportion. Single-parent families make up 13.5% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
13.5% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Nerong, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 36%.
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 Nerong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12938/nerong/topic/family-households