Currabubula · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Currabubula

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer than 9% of families in Currabubula are headed by one parent, which is well below the national figure. This is a community where most homes are occupied by couples, with a strong presence of families with children.

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📍 Currabubula, Suburb / Locality

Where Currabubula sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +8.7%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Currabubula — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Currabubula2.5
2342, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Currabubula holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. A little more than a quarter of residents (26.8%) live alone, a rate slightly above the New South Wales and Australian averages.

2.5 ▲ +8.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.8% ▲ +25.5%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.4%
  • 2016: 27.0%
  • 2021: 26.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Currabubula splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (25%), with 4 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 64.4% of the total. Only 8.5% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

8.5% ▼ -14.5%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Currabubula, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Currabubula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11173/currabubula/topic/family-households