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Port Stephens · Council (LGA)

Average household size

2.42021▼ -4.0%

Port Stephens's household size is 2.4 — around the middle of the range.

It ranks 227th of 550 council areas nationally — lower than 57% of them.

Port Stephens has a higher household size than nearby Mid-Coast, but a lower one than Central Coast (NSW), Lake Macquarie and Dungog.

Since 2011, it has fallen 4% (from 2.5).

Within Port Stephens it varies widely — from 2.2 in Nelson Bay Peninsula to 3.0 in Seaham - Woodville.

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📍 Port Stephens, Council (LGA)

Trend across censuses

223201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212.52.52.4

Where Port Stephens sits

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Port Stephens — lower than 57% of areas.

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Average household size within Port Stephens

  1. Anna Bay2.4
  2. Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay2.3
  3. Nelson Bay Peninsula2.2
  4. Raymond Terrace2.5
  5. Seaham - Woodville3.0
  6. Stockton - Fullerton Cove2.3
  7. Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah2.8

Average household size in nearby areas

  1. Maitland2.7
  2. Singleton2.7
  3. Northern Beaches2.7
  4. Cessnock2.6
  5. Dungog2.5
  6. Lake Macquarie2.5
  7. Central Coast (NSW)2.5
  8. Newcastle2.4
  9. Upper Hunter Shire2.4
  10. Mid-Coast2.2

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