McKellars Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in McKellars Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 30% of people live alone in McKellars Park, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area's homes smaller than usual, with the typical household containing just 2.2 people.

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📍 McKellars Park, Suburb / Locality

Where McKellars Park sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 McKellars Park — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
McKellars Park2.2
2790, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.2% of residents live by themselves, a rate well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures. This helps explain why the typical home here has 2.2 people, which is lower than most other areas.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.2% ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.3%
  • 2016: 27.4%
  • 2021: 30.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In McKellars Park, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Almost half of families here are couples with children, while 33.8% are couples without. One-parent families make up 12.7% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the state and national averages.

12.7% ▲ +1.9%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 17.3%
  • 2021: 12.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In McKellars Park, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (13%).

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 McKellars Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12554/mckellars-park/topic/family-households