Currawarna · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Currawarna

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Currawarna, where nearly three people live in the typical home. This creates a community focused on family life, with far fewer people living alone than in the rest of the state or country.

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📍 Currawarna, Suburb / Locality

Where Currawarna sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +26.1%
  • 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 Currawarna — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Currawarna2.9
2650, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are a little larger than the national figure, with 2.9 people per household. Only 18.5% of people live alone, which is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.9 ▲ +26.1%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.5% ▼ -13.8%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.4%
  • 2016: 26.2%
  • 2021: 18.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Currawarna, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 69.5%. One-parent families account for 9.6% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

9.6% ▼ -26.1%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 16.8%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Currawarna, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Currawarna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11179/currawarna/topic/family-households