Ku-ring-gai · Sub-region (SA3)

Family & Households in Ku-ring-gai

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Ku-ring-gai than in most other areas, with only 16.9% of households consisting of one person. This trend helps explain why homes here are larger and more likely to be headed by couples with children.

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📍 Ku-ring-gai, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Ku-ring-gai sits — Average household size

2.9 → 0.0%
  • 1.0: 1 area
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 0 areas
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 4 areas
  • 2.0: 3 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 17 areas
  • 2.3: 60 areas
  • 2.4: 55 areas
  • 2.5: 57 areas
  • 2.6: 43 areas
  • 2.7: 19 areas
  • 2.8: 27 areas
  • 2.9: 16 areas
  • 3.0: 13 areas
  • 3.1: 6 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 1 area
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 1 area
  • 3.9: 0 areas
  • 4.0: 1 area

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Ku-ring-gai — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ku-ring-gai2.9
Greater Sydney 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This reflects a trend that has barely changed since 2011, with 30.1% of households consisting of two people.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.9% ▲ +3.8%

Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 16.2%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ku-ring-gai, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 69.4% of families, while one-parent families are well below the New South Wales figure at just 8.9%. This proportion of single-parent homes has risen slightly by 0.8 percentage points since 2011.

8.9% ▲ +10.3%

Lower than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ku-ring-gai, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; 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 Ku-ring-gai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12103/ku-ring-gai/topic/family-households