North Batemans Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in North Batemans Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 32% of people in North Batemans Bay live alone, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to a smaller typical household size than most areas, making the local living pattern quite distinct.

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📍 North Batemans Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where North Batemans Bay sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 North Batemans Bay — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
North Batemans Bay2.2
2536, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 32.9% of people living alone, this area has a much higher rate of solo residents than most other places. This helps explain why the typical home here holds only 2.2 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.9% ▲ +7.4%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.6%
  • 2016: 32.1%
  • 2021: 32.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In North Batemans Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.9% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. Other family types are split almost evenly, with couples with children at 42.5% and those without children at 40.2%.

18.9% ▲ +47.7%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 18.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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North Batemans Bay splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (39%), with One-parent families at 19%.

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 North Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12992/north-batemans-bay/topic/family-households