Kielvale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kielvale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 14.9% of people live alone in Kielvale, a figure far below the national average. This makes it a place where most residents live in shared households, with a strong focus on family living.

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📍 Kielvale, Suburb / Locality

Where Kielvale sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +4.0%
  • 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 Kielvale — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kielvale2.6
2484, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here are larger than usual, with 35.1% housing two people and 27.7% housing three. The typical home has 2.6 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

2.6 ▲ +4.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.9% ▼ -14.4%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.4%
  • 2016: 15.5%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kielvale, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 3 people (26%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common here, as over half of all households (54.8%) are couples with children. One-parent families make up 14.5% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas.

14.5% ▲ +33.8%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.8%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kielvale, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Kielvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12130/kielvale/topic/family-households