2.3 ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Port Macquarie · Urban Area
Family & Households in Port Macquarie
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people live alone in Port Macquarie than in the rest of the state. This shift is part of a clear trend toward smaller households, with the typical home now holding just 2.3 people.
2.3
▼ -14.8%
- 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 Port Macquarie — lower than 86% of areas.
| Port Macquarie | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2444, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Around 31% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This has risen by 8.3 points since 2011, helping explain why the usual number of people per home has dropped to 2.3.
31.0% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 74% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Port Macquarie, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.7% of families, while one-parent families account for 16.2%. This last group is a little above the New South Wales average and has grown by 2.4 points since 2011.
16.2% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 55% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Port Macquarie, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Port Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1028/port-macquarie/topic/family-households