2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kembla Heights · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Kembla Heights
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 43% of families in Kembla Heights are headed by a single parent, a figure far above the national average. This creates a distinct social landscape where one-parent homes are the most common family type. These trends contribute to smaller household sizes across the suburb.
2.2
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- 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 Kembla Heights — lower than 76% of areas.
| Kembla Heights | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2526, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Kembla Heights holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most frequent, making up 43.2% of all homes.
24.3% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kembla Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 43.9% of the area, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 14%. This is one of the highest proportions of single-parent families among similar areas.
43.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kembla Heights, the largest group is One-parent families at 45%, followed by Couples with children (36%) and Couples without children (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 Kembla Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12101/kembla-heights/topic/family-households