Kahibah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kahibah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Higher rates of single-person homes than most similar areas define the living patterns in Kahibah. While the typical household has 2.4 people, nearly 30% of the community lives alone. This trend creates a diverse mix of family types across the suburb.

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Where Kahibah sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 Kahibah — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kahibah2.4
2290, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 29.5% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common at 30.2%, while the typical household size of 2.4 people is about the same as the rest of Australia.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.5% ▼ -0.5%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.7%
  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 29.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Kahibah splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (30%), with 4 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 59.3%, followed by couples without children at 25.1%. One-parent families account for 14.6% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

14.6% ▼ -7.5%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.7%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kahibah, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; 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 Kahibah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12056/kahibah/topic/family-households