2.5 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kempsey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Kempsey
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-parent homes shapes daily life in Kempsey, where one in four families is headed by a single parent. This is far above the national figure, reflecting a distinct family structure for the area. While most homes hold about two or three people, there is a notable trend of more residents living on their own.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kempsey — lower than 57% of areas.
| Kempsey | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 29% of residents live alone, which is well above the New South Wales and Australian figures. This trend has risen slightly since 2011, though the typical home size remains steady at 2.5 people.
28.9% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kempsey, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26.8% of the total, a figure that is far above the state and national averages. This remains among the highest proportions for similar areas, despite a small fall since 2011.
26.8% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kempsey, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (27%).
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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021155/kempsey/topic/family-households