Nymagee · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nymagee

How families and households are made up across the area.

Thirty-seven per cent of people live alone in Nymagee, a figure far above the national average. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household is smaller than in most other areas. Family life here varies, with a notable amount of one-parent homes compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Nymagee, Suburb / Locality

Where Nymagee sits — Average household size

2.3 —
  • 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 Nymagee — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nymagee2.3
2831, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Nymagee typically hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 37% of households are single people, a rate much higher than most other areas.

2.3 —

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.0% —

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.2%
  • 2021: 37.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Nymagee splits fairly evenly between 1 person (32%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.8% of the total, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%. Other families are mostly couples, with 51.1% being couples without children and 37.8% being couples with children.

17.8% —

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 17.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nymagee, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (35%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 Nymagee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13058/nymagee/topic/family-households