Dural - Kenthurst - Wisemans Ferry · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Dural - Kenthurst - Wisemans Ferry

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 68.8% of families in Dural - Kenthurst - Wisemans Ferry, making it a strong stronghold for family life. This area is far more likely to have larger households than the national average. It is a place where few people live alone and most homes are shared with others.

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📍 Dural - Kenthurst - Wisemans Ferry, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Dural - Kenthurst - Wisemans Ferry sits — Average household size

3.2 ▲ +3.2%
  • 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 Dural - Kenthurst - Wisemans Ferry — higher than 94% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dural - Kenthurst - Wisemans Ferry3.2
2756, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.2 people per house compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 14.4%, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.2 ▲ +3.2%

Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.4% ▼ -0.6%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 14.4%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 14.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Dural - Kenthurst - Wisemans Ferry, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 8.4% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011.

8.4% ▼ -3.5%

Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 8.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dural - Kenthurst - Wisemans Ferry, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Dural - Kenthurst - Wisemans Ferry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115021297/dural-kenthurst-wisemans-ferry/topic/family-households