2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Shellharbour · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Shellharbour
How families and households are made up across the area.
A mix of family sizes defines daily life in Shellharbour, where more than half of all families include children. This balance creates a residential profile that closely mirrors the national average, with a typical home holding about 2.5 people.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 Shellharbour — higher than 50% of areas.
| Shellharbour | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2529, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 24.3% of people here live alone, a figure slightly below the Australian average of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 38% of all households.
24.3% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Shellharbour, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.6% of families, while one-parent families represent 14.3%. This proportion of single-parent homes is higher than in most similar areas across the country.
14.3% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Shellharbour, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Shellharbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13548/shellharbour/topic/family-households