3.1 ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Seaham · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Seaham
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are sharing rooftops in Seaham than in most similar areas, as the typical home holds 3.1 people. This shift toward larger households is reflected in the low number of people living alone, which is far below the national figure.
3.1
▼ -6.1%
- 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 Seaham — higher than 88% of areas.
| Seaham | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 2324, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are often crowded, with 3.1 people per dwelling, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.6. Only 10% of residents live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
10.0% ▲ +51.0%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Seaham, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 67.1%, while one-parent families account for just 8.1%. This is well below the national average of 14.1%.
8.1% ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Seaham, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Seaham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13525/seaham/topic/family-households