2.1 ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
A well above average share of residents live alone in Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point, where 33% of households are single-person homes. This makes the area feel quieter than most, with smaller households and a typical home size that has fallen since 2011.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point — lower than 71% of areas.
| Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2317, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Typical homes are smaller than the national figure, with just 2.1 people per household. This is driven by a rise in single-person homes, which now make up 33% of all households.
2.1 ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.0% ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (11%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children are the most common family type at 44.7%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 13.5% of the total, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
13.5% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (41%), with One-parent families at 13%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114027/salamander-bay-soldiers-point/topic/family-households