Kains Flat · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kains Flat

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are common in Kains Flat, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is much higher than most similar areas, with a strong majority of homes consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Kains Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Kains Flat sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +16.7%
  • 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 Kains Flat — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kains Flat2.8
2850, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than the national figure of 2.5 people, and far fewer residents live alone compared to the Australian average of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 33.8% of the area.

2.8 ▲ +16.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.0% ▲ +14.0%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.5%
  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kains Flat, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 62.5% of households. In contrast, one-parent families account for just 9.5%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.5% ▲ +75.5%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.4%
  • 2016: 3.6%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kains Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Kains Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12057/kains-flat/topic/family-households