North Manly · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in North Manly

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than three people typically live in each North Manly home, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This creates a crowded feel for the suburb, where large households are common and very few people live by themselves.

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📍 North Manly, Suburb / Locality

Where North Manly sits — Average household size

3.1 ▲ +3.3%
  • 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 Manly — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
North Manly3.1
2100, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 3.1 people, a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 16.3% of residents live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.1 ▲ +3.3%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.3% ▼ -3.1%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.8%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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North Manly splits fairly evenly between 4 people (25%) and 2 people (25%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 72.2%. Single-parent families account for 9.5%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

9.5% ▲ +8.9%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In North Manly, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 18%.

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 Manly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13007/north-manly/topic/family-households