2.0 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sussex Inlet · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are the norm in Sussex Inlet, where only two people typically live in each home. This is well below the national figure, reflecting a community where many residents live alone or as couples without children.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Sussex Inlet — lower than 86% of areas.
| Sussex Inlet | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 38.2% of people live alone, which is far above the national figure and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home has just two people, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
2.0 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
38.2% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Sussex Inlet, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (38%) and 3 people (9%).
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families here are couples without children, making up 51.2% of the group. One-parent families account for 12.9%, which is a little below the New South Wales average and has fallen since 2011.
12.9% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Sussex Inlet, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 35%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Sussex Inlet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115130/sussex-inlet/topic/family-households