Kingscliff · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kingscliff

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher proportion of residents now live alone in Kingscliff compared to previous years. This reflects a shift in the local housing landscape, where 27% of households are now single-person homes, a figure slightly above the national average.

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📍 Kingscliff, Suburb / Locality

Where Kingscliff sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +4.3%
  • 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 Kingscliff — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kingscliff2.4
2487, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Kingscliff holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common, making up 38.4% of all homes.

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.0% ▼ -7.6%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.2%
  • 2016: 27.6%
  • 2021: 27.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kingscliff, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 53%. One-parent families represent 13.1% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.

13.1% ▼ -24.4%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.3%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kingscliff, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Kingscliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12162/kingscliff/topic/family-households