2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Kempsey · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in South Kempsey
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high rate of single-parent homes is the most striking feature of family life in South Kempsey. While household sizes are about the same as the national figure, the community is marked by a very high proportion of one-parent families compared to the rest of the country.
2.6
→ 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 South Kempsey — higher than 57% of areas.
| South Kempsey | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 26.5% of households are people living alone, a figure slightly above the New South Wales average.
26.5% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In South Kempsey, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26.4% of the total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the highest proportions for this type of family across similar areas.
26.4% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Kempsey, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by One-parent families (26%) and Couples without children (25%).
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 South Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13604/south-kempsey/topic/family-households