Manly · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Manly

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a quarter of the 4,179 postcode's homes are occupied by people living alone, making Manly a place with a high number of single-person households. Most residents live in small groups, with the typical home hosting about 2.4 people.

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📍 Manly, Suburb / Locality

Where Manly sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Manly — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Manly2.4
4179, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.3% of people here live alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 35.5% of all homes.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.3% ▼ -7.0%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.3%
  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 27.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Manly, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children are the most frequent family type at 57.1%. One-parent families make up 12.8% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas but a little below the Queensland average.

12.8% ▼ -2.7%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 12.4%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Manly, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Manly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31748/manly/topic/family-households