Seahampton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Seahampton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are common in Seahampton, where 2.7 people typically live in each home. The area is mostly made up of families, with a particularly high number of one-parent households compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Seahampton, Suburb / Locality

Where Seahampton sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -10.0%
  • 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 Seahampton — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Seahampton2.7
2286, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Few people live by themselves here, with only 18.1% of households consisting of one person. This is well below the national figure of 25.6%, while larger homes with two or more people are more common than in most areas.

2.7 ▼ -10.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.1% ▲ +67.8%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.8%
  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 18.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Seahampton, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.7% of the total, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Most other families are couples with children, who account for 59.0% of the total.

22.7% ▲ +60.7%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.1%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 22.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Seahampton, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Seahampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13526/seahampton/topic/family-households