2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
The Bight · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in The Bight
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define daily life in The Bight, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is a little below the national figure, reflecting a community where few people live alone and most homes are shared by couples.
2.2
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- 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 The Bight — lower than 76% of areas.
| The Bight | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2429, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 12% of people here live alone, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 25%. Most homes are occupied by two people, making up 52% of all households.
12.0% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In The Bight, 2 people is the majority at 65%; 3 people is next at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.1% of the area, which is higher than most similar places and a little above the state average. Nearly half of all families are couples without children.
15.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Bight, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 33%.
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 The Bight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13829/the-bight/topic/family-households