Killcare Heights · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Killcare Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Killcare Heights are couples with children. This is a place where family-sized living is common, and far fewer people live on their own compared to the national average.

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📍 Killcare Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Killcare Heights sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Killcare Heights — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Killcare Heights2.5
2257, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 18.2% of residents live alone, a rate that is well below both the state and Australian averages.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.2% ▼ -8.6%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.9%
  • 2016: 20.9%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Killcare Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.1% of families, while couples without children account for 34.6%. Only 8.0% of families are headed by a single parent, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.0% ▼ -16.2%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Killcare Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Killcare Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12142/killcare-heights/topic/family-households