3.0 ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Forestville - Killarney Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Forestville - Killarney Heights
How families and households are made up across the area.
A slight increase in household size has seen Forestville - Killarney Heights become a place where homes are more crowded than usual. Since 2011, the number of people per home has edged up to 3.0, reflecting a community dominated by larger family groups.
3.0
▲ +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 Forestville - Killarney Heights — higher than 89% of areas.
| Forestville - Killarney Heights | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2087, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with a much lower rate of people living alone, at just 18.3% compared to 25.6% across Australia.
18.3% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Forestville - Killarney Heights splits fairly evenly between 4 people (26%) and 2 people (25%), with 1 person at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 72.9% of families in the area. This helps explain why the number of one-parent families is well below the New South Wales figure, sitting at just 9.1%.
9.1% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Forestville - Killarney Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 17%.
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 Forestville - Killarney Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031427/forestville-killarney-heights/topic/family-households