2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Currowan · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Currowan
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in Currowan compared to the rest of the country. Only 9.1% of families fall into this category, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This creates a family landscape that differs significantly from the New South Wales average.
2.6
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- 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 Currowan — higher than 57% of areas.
| Currowan | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.6 people per home, households here are larger than in most other areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national averages.
Household size
View on map →In Currowan, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 3 people (33%) and 1 person (24%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 34.1% of families, while those without children account for 29.5%. The proportion of one-parent families is just 9.1%, which is well below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.
9.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Currowan, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 Currowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11182/currowan/topic/family-households