Kurrajong Heights · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kurrajong Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become more common in Kurrajong Heights since 2011. This is a family-focused area where 62.6% of all families are couples with children, meaning far fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Kurrajong Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Kurrajong Heights sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Kurrajong Heights — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kurrajong Heights2.7
2758, NSW 3.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 18.8% of households consist of one person, a figure well below the 25.6% national average.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.8% ▼ -2.7%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.3%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kurrajong Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 62.6% of families, while one-parent families account for 9.5%. This last figure is well below the national average of 14.1%.

9.5% ▲ +14.0%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.3%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kurrajong Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Kurrajong Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12227/kurrajong-heights/topic/family-households