McKees Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in McKees Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are a defining feature of McKees Hill, where the number of people per home is much higher than in most similar areas. With a typical household of 2.9 people, the area is characterized by a strong presence of families and very few people living alone.

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📍 McKees Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where McKees Hill sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 McKees Hill — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
McKees Hill2.9
2480, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People are much less likely to live by themselves here, with only 15.5% of households being single-person homes, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are occupied by two people (43.3%), while the typical household size is a little above the New South Wales average.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.5%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 15.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In McKees Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 4 people (16%) and 1 person (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 62.7%. One-parent families account for 11.2% of the total, which is a little below the state and national figures.

11.2%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In McKees Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 McKees Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12553/mckees-hill/topic/family-households