2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Koonawarra · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Koonawarra
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-parent homes defines daily life in Koonawarra, where 30.2% of families are headed by one parent. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%. The area is mostly made up of family households, with nearly half consisting of couples with children.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Koonawarra — higher than 57% of areas.
| Koonawarra | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2530, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Koonawarra has 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 22.9% of households are people living alone, a figure slightly below the New South Wales average of 25%.
22.9% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Koonawarra, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 30.2% of the local total, which is among the highest for its level and far above the 14% seen across New South Wales. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46.2%.
30.2% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Koonawarra, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by One-parent families (30%) and Couples without children (22%).
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 Koonawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12196/koonawarra/topic/family-households