Kanahooka · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kanahooka

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Kanahooka are couples with children, making it a predominantly family-oriented area. This trend is reflected in the local housing, where two-person homes are the most common household type.

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📍 Kanahooka, Suburb / Locality

Where Kanahooka sits — Average household size

2.5 → 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 Kanahooka — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kanahooka2.5
2530, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.5 people live in the typical home, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Roughly a quarter of residents (25.8%) live alone, a rate that matches the rest of the country.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.8% ▲ +9.1%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.7%
  • 2016: 24.3%
  • 2021: 25.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kanahooka, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 12.9% of the local total, which is higher than most similar areas despite being a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

12.9% ▲ +15.7%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 12.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kanahooka, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Kanahooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12063/kanahooka/topic/family-households