2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Petcheys Bay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Petcheys Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of residents in Petcheys Bay live on their own, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to a smaller typical household size than seen in most other areas. The community is mostly made up of couples, with no single-parent families recorded.
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 Petcheys Bay — lower than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 34.9% of people live alone, a figure well above the 25.6% national average. Because of this, the typical home in Petcheys Bay has 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
34.9% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Petcheys Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Half of all families are couples without children, while 46.5% are couples with children. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, which is far below the 14.1% national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Petcheys Bay, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 48%.
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 Petcheys Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60504/petcheys-bay/topic/family-households