2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gordon - Killara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Gordon - Killara
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households are common in Gordon - Killara, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is much higher than most areas and sits slightly above the national figure. The area is dominated by families, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Gordon - Killara — higher than 79% of areas.
| Gordon - Killara | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2071, NSW | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.5% of homes have two people, though the typical household size has edged down slightly since 2011. Only 18.7% of residents live alone, which is well below the 25.6% national figure.
18.7% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gordon - Killara, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 66.9% of families. One-parent families account for 11.1%, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
11.1% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gordon - Killara, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; 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 Gordon - Killara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121031407/gordon-killara/topic/family-households