3.0 ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kariong · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Kariong
How families and households are made up across the area.
Three people per home is the typical size in Kariong, which is much higher than most areas. This makes the community stand out for its large households and a very low number of people living alone.
3.0
▼ -3.2%
- 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 Kariong — higher than 86% of areas.
| Kariong | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2250, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 15.1% of people live alone here, a figure far below the Australian average of 25.6%. These larger households are reflected in the breakdown, where 23.4% of homes house four people.
15.1% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kariong, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most households are family-based, with couples with children making up 65.6% of the mix. One-parent families account for 14.3%, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the national figure.
14.3% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kariong, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Kariong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12082/kariong/topic/family-households