Manning Point · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Manning Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 60% of all households in Manning Point are people living alone, which is far above the national figure. This has led to a shift in the area's makeup, with the typical home now housing far fewer people than most other parts of the country.

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📍 Manning Point, Urban Centre

Where Manning Point sits — Average household size

1.6 ▼ -27.3%
  • 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 Manning Point — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Manning Point1.6
2430, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has just 1.6 people, which is well below the Australian figure of 2.5. This reflects a sharp trend since 2011, with 59.8% of residents now living alone.

1.6 ▼ -27.3%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 1.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

59.8% ▲ +102.3%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 29.6%
  • 2016: 22.0%
  • 2021: 59.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Manning Point, 1 person is the majority at 57%; 2 people is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of the local families are couples without children. One-parent families make up 13.4% of the total, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state average.

13.4% ▲ +26.7%

Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 10.6%
  • 2016: 22.3%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Manning Point, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 29%.

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 Manning Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122082/manning-point/topic/family-households