2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Malua Bay · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 2.3 people live in the typical home in Malua Bay, making for a smaller household size than the state and national figures. This reflects a mix of small family units and couples, with nearly half of all households consisting of just two people.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Malua Bay — lower than 57% of areas.
| Malua Bay | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Almost half of all households here consist of two people, while 24.7% are people living alone. This last group has grown by 2.3 percentage points since 2011, though the overall typical household size has barely changed in that time.
2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
24.7% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Malua Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (11%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest family group at 46%, followed by couples with children at 38.7%. One-parent families account for 14.7%, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages.
14.7% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Malua Bay, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Malua Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115101/malua-bay/topic/family-households