2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kingsford Smith · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Kingsford Smith
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller household sizes define daily life in Kingsford Smith, where 27.4% of homes are occupied by just one person. This is higher than most similar areas, reflecting a trend toward more independent living in the suburb.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 2 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 3 areas
- 2.3: 23 areas
- 2.4: 27 areas
- 2.5: 26 areas
- 2.6: 22 areas
- 2.7: 16 areas
- 2.8: 8 areas
- 2.9: 9 areas
- 3.0: 5 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 2 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Kingsford Smith — lower than 71% of areas.
| Kingsford Smith | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. This has edged down since 2011, with 27.4% of residents now living alone, a figure that has risen 3.8 percentage points over the decade.
27.4% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kingsford Smith, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 57.6% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.2% of the total, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
12.2% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kingsford Smith, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Kingsford Smith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED122/kingsford-smith/topic/family-households