3.1 ▲ +72.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8
- 2016: 1.7
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Seaham · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Seaham
How families and households are made up across the area.
A sharp rise in the number of people per home since 2011 defines the current family landscape in Seaham (L). This small area now sees 3.1 people per home, which is among the highest for similar places and well above the national figure of 2.5.
3.1
▲ +72.2%
- 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 Seaham — higher than 88% of areas.
| Seaham | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 2324, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Few people live alone here, at just 13%, a figure that has crashed by 28 points since 2011. This is far below the national average of 25.6%, and most homes now house two people (39.9%) or four or more (39.1%).
13.0% ▼ -68.3%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Seaham, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 5 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 65.5%. One-parent families account for only 8.6%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0% and much lower than most other areas.
8.6% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Seaham, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Seaham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122117/seaham/topic/family-households