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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 27% of households in North Nowra contained only one person, compared with 27.5% in the City of Coffs Harbour, with the most dominant household size being 2 persons per household.
The size of households in general follows the life-cycle of families. Households are usually small at the stage of relationship formation (early marriage), and then increase in size with the advent of children. They later reduce in size again as these children reach adulthood and leave home. Household size can also be influenced by a lack (or abundance) of affordable housing. Overseas migrants and indigenous persons often have a tradition of living with extended family members which significantly affects household size.
Household size in Australia has generally declined since the 1970s, but the rate of decline has slowed in recent years.
An increasing household size in an area may indicate a lack of affordable housing opportunities for young people, an increase in the birth rate or an increase in family formation in the area. A declining household size may indicate children leaving the area when they leave home, an increase in retirees settling in the area, or an attraction of young singles and couples to the area.
For greater insight, North Nowra's Household Size data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Summary, Age Structure, Dwelling Type, Household Income and Language Spoken at Home.
'Name of each person including visitors who spent the night of Tuesday, 10 August 2021 in this dwelling', and 'Where does the person usually live?', and 'Name of each person who usually lives in this dwelling but was away on Tuesday, 10 August 2021.'
Household size | |||||||
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North Nowra - Households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Number of persons usually resident | Number | % | City of Coffs Harbour % | Number | % | City of Coffs Harbour % | 2016 to 2021 |
1 person | 596 | 26.8 | 27.5 | 555 | 26.4 | 26.9 | +41 |
2 persons | 792 | 35.6 | 36.5 | 726 | 34.5 | 37.0 | +66 |
3 persons | 337 | 15.2 | 14.2 | 339 | 16.1 | 14.5 | -2 |
4 persons | 333 | 15.0 | 12.7 | 313 | 14.9 | 12.7 | +20 |
5 persons | 122 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 119 | 5.7 | 5.8 | +3 |
6 or more persons | 43 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 54 | 2.6 | 3.1 | -11 |
Total classifiable households | 2,223 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,106 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +117 |
Household size - Summary | |||||||
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North Nowra - Enumerated | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Dwellings | Number | % | City of Coffs Harbour % | Number | % | City of Coffs Harbour % | 2016 to 2021 |
Occupied private dwellings | 2,312 | -- | -- | 2,212 | -- | -- | +100 |
Persons in occupied private dwellings | 5,676 | -- | -- | 5,451 | -- | -- | +225 |
Average household size (persons per dwelling) | 2.46 | -- | 2.43 | 2.46 | -- | 2.43 | -0.01 |
Analysis of the number of persons usually resident in a household in North Nowra compared with the City of Coffs Harbour shows that there were a lower proportion of lone person households, and a higher proportion of larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 26.8% of lone person households, and 22.4% of larger households, compared with 27.5% and 21.7% respectively for the City of Coffs Harbour.
The major differences in the household size for North Nowra and the City of Coffs Harbour were:
The number of households in North Nowra increased by 117 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the number of persons usually resident in a household in North Nowra between 2016 and 2021 was:
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