Upper Manilla · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Upper Manilla

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much lower rate of one-parent families than the national average marks the social landscape of Upper Manilla. This is a small community where nearly half of all homes house just two people, reflecting a trend toward smaller household sizes compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Upper Manilla, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Manilla sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Upper Manilla — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Upper Manilla2.2
2346, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than in most areas, with a typical 2.2 people per household. Only 22.5% of residents live alone, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.5% ▼ -15.6%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.7%
  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 22.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Upper Manilla, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 63.5%, while one-parent families account for only 4.8%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 14%.

4.8% ▼ -42.9%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.3%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Upper Manilla, Couples without children is the majority at 65%; Couples with children is next at 31%.

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 Upper Manilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14055/upper-manilla/topic/family-households