Seaforth · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Seaforth

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than three people typically live in each Seaforth home, a figure that is a little above the national average. This is a place where few people live alone and families with children are the dominant household type.

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Where Seaforth sits — Average household size

3.1 → 0.0%
  • 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 Seaforth — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Seaforth3.1
2092, NSW 3.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Seaforth has a typical household size of 3.1 people, which is among the highest for similar areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 11.5%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

3.1 → 0.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.5% ▼ -12.7%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.1%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Seaforth splits fairly evenly between 4 people (29%) and 2 people (27%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 74.5%. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 7.9%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14%.

7.9% ▼ -8.2%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 7.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Seaforth, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 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 Seaforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13524/seaforth/topic/family-households