2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Woy Woy Bay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Woy Woy Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
Two-person households are the most common sight in Woy Woy Bay, where nearly half of all homes follow this pattern. The area is notably less likely to have people living alone compared to the rest of the state and country.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Woy Woy Bay — lower than 57% of areas.
| Woy Woy Bay | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2256, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 20% of people here live alone, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 25%. Most homes hold two people (49.7%), while the typical home size of 2.4 people is about the same as the national figure.
19.9% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Woy Woy Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up nearly half of the area (49.6%). One-parent families are much less common here than in the rest of Australia, making up only 9.1% of families.
9.1% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Woy Woy Bay, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (42%) and One-parent families (9%).
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 Woy Woy Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14444/woy-woy-bay/topic/family-households