North Haven · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in North Haven

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of the families in North Haven are couples without children, making it a place where small households are the norm. This is most evident in the high number of people living alone, which is far above the national figure.

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📍 North Haven, Suburb / Locality

Where North Haven sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -5.0%
  • 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 Haven — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
North Haven1.9
2443, NSW 2.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Small homes are common here, with a typical size of 1.9 people, which is well below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 39% of people live alone, a rate far above the national average.

1.9 ▼ -5.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

39.0% ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.7%
  • 2016: 41.5%
  • 2021: 39.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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North Haven splits fairly evenly between 2 people (44%) and 1 person (39%), with 3 people at 8%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 53.4% of families, while one-parent families account for 16.8%. This last figure is a little above the state and national averages.

16.8% ▲ +5.7%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.9%
  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 16.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In North Haven, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 29%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in North Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13002/north-haven/topic/family-households