2.3 —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kensington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Kensington
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live in each home in Kensington than in most similar areas. Small households are common here, with 30.7% of residents living alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%.
2.3
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- 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 Kensington — lower than 71% of areas.
| Kensington | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2033, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This number has edged down since 2016, while the proportion of people living alone has risen to 30.7%.
30.7% —
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kensington, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.9% of families. One-parent families account for 10.7% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2016.
10.7% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kensington, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021564/kensington/topic/family-households