Sutherland - Kirrawee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Sutherland - Kirrawee

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household patterns in Sutherland - Kirrawee have remained remarkably steady since 2011. The area is now defined by a high proportion of people living alone, with 31.4% of all households consisting of just one person. This is well above both the state and national figures.

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📍 Sutherland - Kirrawee, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Sutherland - Kirrawee sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Sutherland - Kirrawee — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sutherland - Kirrawee2.3
2232, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.4% of residents live alone, which is much higher than most areas. Because of this, the typical home in Sutherland - Kirrawee has 2.3 people, a figure slightly below the New South Wales average of 2.6.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.4% ▲ +1.0%

Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 31.0%
  • 2016: 28.8%
  • 2021: 31.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Sutherland - Kirrawee splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57% of families here, while those without children account for 28.1%. One-parent families make up 13.7% of the total, which is about the same as the national figure and has fallen slightly since 2011.

13.7% ▼ -7.9%

Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 14.9%
  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 13.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sutherland - Kirrawee, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Sutherland - Kirrawee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021538/sutherland-kirrawee/topic/family-households