Currawang · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Currawang

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few people live alone in Currawang compared to most similar areas, making it a place where multi-person households are the norm. Half of all households consist of couples with children, and the typical home holds about 2.4 people.

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📍 Currawang, Suburb / Locality

Where Currawang sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Currawang — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Currawang2.4
2580, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 16.4% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are small, with 50.8% containing just two people.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.4%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Currawang, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 4.3% of the area, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 50%.

4.3%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Currawang, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 44%.

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 Currawang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11178/currawang/topic/family-households