Yowie Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Yowie Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Yowie Bay than in most other areas, with the typical home holding 2.9 people. This is a family-heavy community where 70.2% of households consist of couples raising children.

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Where Yowie Bay sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 Yowie Bay — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yowie Bay2.9
2228, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than the national figure, with 2.9 people per household. This is consistent with only 15.6% of people living alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.6% ▼ -2.3%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.9%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yowie Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common here, as 70.2% of families are couples with children. Only 7.5% of families are one-parent households, a figure well below the 14.1% national average.

7.5% ▼ -1.6%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 7.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Yowie Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Yowie Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14537/yowie-bay/topic/family-households