2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
North Shore · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in North Shore
How families and households are made up across the area.
Just over half of all families in North Shore include children, making it a key residential hub for parents. This area is defined by a high proportion of family units and a notably low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the state.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Shore — lower than 57% of areas.
| North Shore | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2444, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person households are the most common at 49%, while only 20.3% of people live alone. This figure is well below the New South Wales average of 25%.
20.3% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In North Shore, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.5% of families, while one-parent families account for only 7.1%. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
7.1% ▼ -35.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In North Shore, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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 Shore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13016/north-shore/topic/family-households