Kanimbla · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kanimbla

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people share a roof in Kanimbla than in most other areas, with a typical home holding just 2.3 people. This reflects a community where small households are common, though nearly half of all families still include children.

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📍 Kanimbla, Suburb / Locality

Where Kanimbla sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Kanimbla — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kanimbla2.3
2790, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here at 39.5%. Overall, the typical household size is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the national figure of 2.5.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.7% ▲ +5.6%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.4%
  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 23.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kanimbla, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 46.0% of families, while those without children account for 43.1%. One-parent families make up 9.5%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.5% ▼ -6.0%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Kanimbla splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (47%) and Couples without children (44%), with One-parent families at 10%.

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 Kanimbla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12073/kanimbla/topic/family-households