2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ku-ring-gai · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Ku-ring-gai
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Ku-ring-gai have remained remarkably steady since 2011, with the typical home still housing nearly three people. It is an area where family living is the dominant story, as very few residents live alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.9
→ 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 Ku-ring-gai — higher than 89% of areas.
| Ku-ring-gai | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.9 people per home, household sizes are a little above the national figure. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 16.9%, which is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
16.9% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ku-ring-gai, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 69.4%. Meanwhile, one-parent families represent only 8.9% of the total, a figure that is well below the state and national averages.
8.9% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ku-ring-gai, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Ku-ring-gai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14500/ku-ring-gai/topic/family-households