Ramsgate · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ramsgate

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Ramsgate include children, making it a key residential area for parents. Most homes here are small to medium sized, with a typical household of 2.5 people.

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📍 Ramsgate, Suburb / Locality

Where Ramsgate sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -10.7%
  • 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 Ramsgate — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ramsgate2.5
2217, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 25.6% of people here live alone, which is about the same as the national figure. Two-person households are the most common, making up 32.5% of the area.

2.5 ▼ -10.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.6% ▲ +69.8%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.1%
  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 25.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ramsgate, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children form the largest group at 57.8%. One-parent families make up 13.9% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

13.9% ▼ -25.6%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 18.1%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ramsgate, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Ramsgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13322/ramsgate/topic/family-households