Kendall · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kendall

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Kendall are couples with children, making them the most common family type. This creates a community where households are generally larger than in most other areas, with a typical home holding 2.6 people.

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📍 Kendall, Suburb / Locality

Where Kendall sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Kendall — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kendall2.6
2439, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Kendall are more likely to house multiple people, as only 19.5% of residents live alone. This is well below the national figure of 25.6%, with the most common household size being two people at 39.7%.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.5% ▼ -0.9%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.7%
  • 2016: 20.1%
  • 2021: 19.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kendall, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.4% of the local total, which is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

20.4% ▲ +27.6%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 20.4%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kendall, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (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 Kendall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12104/kendall/topic/family-households