2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kiama · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Kiama
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Kiama include children, making it a place where family life is a central part of the community. The area has a high proportion of couples and far fewer single-parent homes than the national average. This family-focused feel is reflected in the typical home, which is more likely to house multiple people than in many other regions.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Kiama — higher than 71% of areas.
| Kiama | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in Kiama house two people (40.7%), and the typical household size of 2.5 people has remained steady since 2011. Only 22.7% of residents live alone, which is much lower than most other areas.
22.7% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kiama, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children make up 54.9% of the total, while couples without children account for 35%. One-parent families make up only 9.3% of the group, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
9.3% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kiama, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14400/kiama/topic/family-households