2.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kiama Downs · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Kiama Downs
How families and households are made up across the area.
A small percentage of people living alone—just 16%—defines the home life in Kiama Downs. This is much lower than most similar areas, meaning the neighbourhood is dominated by larger groups and families rather than single-person households.
2.8
→ 0.0%
- 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 Kiama Downs — higher than 76% of areas.
| Kiama Downs | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2533, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the mix of residents, as 38.1% of households have two people and 18.9% have four.
16.0% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kiama Downs, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 60.4%. One-parent families account for 9.6% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.6% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kiama Downs, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Kiama Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12125/kiama-downs/topic/family-households