2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kootingal · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Kootingal
How families and households are made up across the area.
Kootingal stands out for having a much higher share of one-parent families than most similar areas. While many homes are typical for the region, over half of the families here are couples with children. The community is a mix of small and large households, with a typical home housing 2.5 people.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Kootingal — higher than 50% of areas.
| Kootingal | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2352, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Kootingal has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. About 24.8% of residents live alone, a result that aligns with figures for New South Wales and Australia.
24.8% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kootingal, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.7% of the total, which is well above the national average of 14.1%. In contrast, couples with children are the most common family type at 54.4%.
17.7% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kootingal, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Kootingal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12203/kootingal/topic/family-households