2.2 ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Boomerang Beach - Blueys Beach · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Boomerang Beach - Blueys Beach
How families and households are made up across the area.
Well above the national figure, 31.1% of people in Boomerang Beach - Blueys Beach (L) live alone. This creates a distinct household profile where small homes are common and typical household sizes have shrunk over the last decade.
2.2
▼ -12.0%
- 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 Boomerang Beach - Blueys Beach — lower than 64% of areas.
| Boomerang Beach - Blueys Beach | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2428, NSW | 2.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This trend is driven by a rise in single-person households, which now make up 31.1% of the area.
31.1% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Boomerang Beach - Blueys Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 45.8% of families, while those without children account for 40.1%. One-parent families represent 12.6% of the total, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales average and has fallen since 2011.
12.6% ▼ -38.1%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Boomerang Beach - Blueys Beach, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 Boomerang Beach - Blueys Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121010/boomerang-beach-blueys-beach/topic/family-households