Kings Plains · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kings Plains

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Kings Plains, representing 58.3% of families. This area is shaped by a strong presence of family units and a low number of people living alone. Most homes here are occupied by two or more people, creating a landscape dominated by family households.

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📍 Kings Plains, Suburb / Locality

Where Kings Plains sits — Average household size

2.5 —
  • 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 Kings Plains — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kings Plains2.5
2799, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two people live together in 40.4% of homes, and only 17.0% of residents live alone. This rate of solo living is well below the national figure of 25.6% and the New South Wales figure of 25.0%.

2.5 —

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.0% —

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 17.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kings Plains, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 4.2% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia and the 14.0% for New South Wales. Other family types include couples without children at 39.6%.

4.2% —

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 4.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kings Plains, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Kings Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12159/kings-plains/topic/family-households