Curramore · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Curramore

How families and households are made up across the area.

Three people per home is the typical experience in Curramore, which is a little above the national figure. This area is dominated by family groups, with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Curramore, Suburb / Locality

Where Curramore sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +11.1%
  • 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 Curramore — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Curramore3.0
2533, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 14.1% of residents live alone, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25.0%. This helps explain why households are larger here, with 40.8% containing two people and nearly 20% holding four.

3.0 ▲ +11.1%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.1% ▼ -23.9%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Curramore, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is very common here, with 58.1% of households consisting of couples with children. Only 2.2% are one-parent families, a figure that is far below the national average of 14.1%.

2.2% ▼ -72.4%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 2.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Curramore, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Curramore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11175/curramore/topic/family-households