2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 94% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Batemans Bay · Urban Area
Family & Households in Batemans Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher proportion of people live alone in Batemans Bay compared to the rest of the state. This trend has grown over the last decade, contributing to a smaller typical household size than the national figure. Around 31.4% of homes are occupied by a single person.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Batemans Bay — lower than 94% of areas.
| Batemans Bay | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Batemans Bay are smaller than most areas, with only 2.2 people per household. This figure is a little below the Australian average and has edged down since 2011.
31.4% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Batemans Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.1% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples without children are the most common family type at 41.9%.
18.1% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Batemans Bay splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (42%) and Couples with children (39%), with One-parent families at 18%.
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 Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1004/batemans-bay/topic/family-households