Kingscliff - Fingal Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Kingscliff - Fingal Head

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high proportion of single-person homes shapes daily life in Kingscliff - Fingal Head. While the typical household size is about the same as the national figure, 27.5% of homes are occupied by just one person. This trend is more common here than in most similar areas.

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📍 Kingscliff - Fingal Head, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kingscliff - Fingal Head sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +4.3%
  • 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 Kingscliff - Fingal Head — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kingscliff - Fingal Head2.4
2487, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The usual home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 36.5%, while the share of people living alone has fallen to 27.5% since 2011.

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.5% ▼ -8.3%

Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 29.9%
  • 2016: 28.3%
  • 2021: 27.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kingscliff - Fingal Head, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 12.3%, a figure that is a little below the national average and has fallen 4.1 percentage points since 2011.

12.3% ▼ -25.0%

Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 14.1%
  • 2021: 12.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kingscliff - Fingal Head, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Kingscliff - Fingal Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031250/kingscliff-fingal-head/topic/family-households