2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Manilla · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
Single-person households and one-parent families have both increased in Manilla since 2011. These shifts mean that 37.3% of homes are now occupied by just one person, a figure far above the national average. This trend has led to smaller households overall, with the typical home now holding 2.2 people.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Manilla — lower than 64% of areas.
| Manilla | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2346, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Living alone is common here, with 37.3% of people in single-person households, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 25%. This high proportion of solo dwellers helps explain why the 2.2 people per home is a little below the national figure of 2.5.
2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
37.3% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Manilla splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 13%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 29.9% of the local total, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure. This proportion has risen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
29.9% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Manilla, the largest group is Couples with children at 38%, followed by One-parent families (30%) and Couples without children (29%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Manilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115102/manilla/topic/family-households