Kirribilli · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kirribilli

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all households in Kirribilli are people living alone, making it an area with very small home sizes. With a typical of only 1.7 people per home, it is well below the national figure of 2.5. This creates a living pattern far different from the rest of the state.

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📍 Kirribilli, Suburb / Locality

Where Kirribilli sits — Average household size

1.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Kirribilli — lower than 94% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kirribilli1.7
2061, NSW 1.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 50.2% of residents live alone, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 25%. Because of this, the typical home in Kirribilli holds just 1.7 people, which is among the lowest for similar areas.

1.7 → 0.0%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.7
  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

50.2% ▲ +6.2%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 47.2%
  • 2016: 43.3%
  • 2021: 50.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kirribilli, 1 person is the majority at 50%; 2 people is next at 38%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the biggest family group at 59.6%. Single-parent families are much less common here than elsewhere, making up only 8% of the total compared to 14.1% across Australia.

8.0% ▲ +18.6%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 2016: 8.7%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kirribilli, Couples without children is the majority at 60%; Couples with children is next at 31%.

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 Kirribilli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12182/kirribilli/topic/family-households