2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Norah Head · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Norah Head
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Norah Head include children, making it a place where family life is a central part of daily routines. Most homes are occupied by couples, and the typical household size is 2.5 people.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Norah Head — higher than 50% of areas.
| Norah Head | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2263, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Household sizes are about the same as the state and national figures, with 2.5 people per home. Two-person households are the most common at 36.2%, while 22.6% of people live alone, which is a little below the national figure.
22.6% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Norah Head, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.5% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.9% of the total, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas despite being a little below the state and national averages.
12.9% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Norah Head, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Norah Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12983/norah-head/topic/family-households