2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach are couples with children, making it a primary hub for larger households. This is reflected in the typical home size, which is larger than in most similar areas. The area's focus on family living is further highlighted by a notably low number of people living alone.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach — higher than 76% of areas.
| Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2456, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.7 people, a figure that has edged up since 2011. Only 18.4% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
18.4% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53% of families, while one-parent families account for 16.7%. This last group has grown by 5.5 percentage points since 2011, putting the area a little above the New South Wales average.
16.7% ▲ +49.2%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115124/sandy-beach-emerald-beach/topic/family-households