2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kanwal · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Kanwal
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families are much more common in Kanwal than in other similar areas, making up 22.6% of all families. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While family life is central here, a significant number of people also live on their own.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Kanwal — higher than 50% of areas.
| Kanwal | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26.9% of people live alone, which is a little above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Most homes have two people (32.1%), and the typical household size of 2.5 people is about the same as the state and national figures.
26.9% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kanwal, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Half of all families are couples with children (50.3%), while 26% are couples without children. The proportion of one-parent families is among the highest for this level, sitting well above the New South Wales average of 14%.
22.6% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kanwal, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Kanwal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12075/kanwal/topic/family-households