3.0 ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Shell Cove · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Shell Cove
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 68.3% of families in Shell Cove, making it a strong hub for larger family groups. This is reflected in the typical home, where 3.0 people live together, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.
3.0
▼ -9.1%
- 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 Shell Cove — higher than 86% of areas.
| Shell Cove | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2529, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Shell Cove are larger than most, with very few people living alone compared to the state. Only 11.3% of residents live by themselves, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25%.
11.3% ▲ +53.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Shell Cove, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures here are mostly traditional, with one-parent families at 8.0%. This is well below the Australian figure of 14.1% and lower than most similar areas.
8.0% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Shell Cove, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Shell Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13547/shell-cove/topic/family-households