Kyle Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kyle Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Kyle Bay than in the rest of the country, with only 8.6% of households being single-person homes. This creates a local landscape where large households are common, as the typical home holds 3.1 people.

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📍 Kyle Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Kyle Bay sits — Average household size

3.1 ▼ -3.1%
  • 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 Kyle Bay — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kyle Bay3.1
2221, NSW 3.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 33.3% of households have two people and 20.5% have four.

3.1 ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.6% ▼ -31.2%

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 12.7%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kyle Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families are couples with children, making up 67.6% of the total. One-parent families account for 9.7%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

9.7% ▲ +30.8%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.4%
  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kyle Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Kyle Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12235/kyle-bay/topic/family-households