Kyogle · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kyogle

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Kyogle than in the rest of the state, with 38.2% of households consisting of just one person. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size compared to the national figure. The area also sees a much higher rate of one-parent families than the Australian average.

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📍 Kyogle, Suburb / Locality

Where Kyogle sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Kyogle — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kyogle2.2
2474, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 38.2% of people living alone, Kyogle has a much higher rate of single-person households than most other areas. This helps explain why the typical home holds only 2.2 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.2% ▲ +16.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.9%
  • 2016: 37.8%
  • 2021: 38.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kyogle, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 28.5% of the total, a figure that is far above the national rate of 14.1%. This is among the highest levels for this kind of family structure across similar areas.

28.5% ▲ +35.5%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.0%
  • 2016: 25.8%
  • 2021: 28.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kyogle, the largest group is Couples with children at 42%, followed by One-parent families (28%) and Couples without children (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 Kyogle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12237/kyogle/topic/family-households