Pambula Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pambula Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of people living alone has become a key feature of Pambula Beach. The typical home here is smaller than the national figure, with only 2.1 people per household. This reflects a community where small households and couples without children are very common.

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Where Pambula Beach sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -12.5%
  • 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 Pambula Beach — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pambula Beach2.1
2549, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.5% of people live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. This helps explain why the typical home size of 2.1 people is much lower than most other areas.

2.1 ▼ -12.5%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.5% ▲ +17.4%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.2%
  • 2016: 29.1%
  • 2021: 28.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pambula Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up nearly half of all families at 47.8%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 9.0% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

9.0% ▼ -37.3%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.3%
  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Pambula Beach splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (47%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 9%.

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 Pambula Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13152/pambula-beach/topic/family-households