2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kiama Heights · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Kiama Heights
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all homes in Kiama Heights are couples with children, making it a strong family hub. This shift towards larger groups is reflected in the very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
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 Kiama Heights — higher than 57% of areas.
| Kiama Heights | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2533, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With only 16.5% of people living alone, this is much lower than the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes hold two people (45%), and the typical household size of 2.6 people is higher than in most similar areas.
16.5% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kiama Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (16%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52% of families here, while 37.8% are couples without children. Only 9.8% are one-parent families, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
9.8% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kiama Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12126/kiama-heights/topic/family-households