3.1 ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Emerald Beach West · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Emerald Beach West
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 13% of people live alone in Emerald Beach West (L), a figure far below the national average. This makes it a place where most people live in larger groups, with homes typically holding more people than those in other similar areas.
3.1
▲ +29.2%
- 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 Emerald Beach West — higher than 88% of areas.
| Emerald Beach West | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 2456, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home now holds 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure and a rise from 2.4 in 2011. This shift is reflected in the low number of single-person households, which fell 12 points over the decade.
13.0% ▼ -47.9%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Emerald Beach West, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.6% of families here. One-parent families account for 13.2% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages.
13.2% ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Emerald Beach West, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Emerald Beach West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121036/emerald-beach-west/topic/family-households