Knockrow · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Knockrow

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 7.4% of people live alone in Knockrow, a figure far below the national average. This makes it a place where the vast majority of residents share their homes with others. Most households here consist of two or more people.

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📍 Knockrow, Suburb / Locality

Where Knockrow sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -10.7%
  • 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 Knockrow — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Knockrow2.5
2479, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Knockrow has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Over half of all households contain two people, while only 7.4% are single-person homes.

2.5 ▼ -10.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

7.4% ▼ -59.2%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 7.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Knockrow, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 3 people is next at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.0% of the total, which is a little above the national and state figures. Couples without children are the most common family type at 46.6%.

16.0% ▼ -26.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.8%
  • 2016: 12.7%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Knockrow, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Knockrow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12187/knockrow/topic/family-households