2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Upper Kangaroo River · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Upper Kangaroo River
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in Upper Kangaroo River than in the rest of the state. This area is mostly made up of couples, with 94% of all families consisting of two parents. It is a quiet residential area where the typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure.
2.3
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- 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 Upper Kangaroo River — lower than 71% of areas.
| Upper Kangaroo River | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2577, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 45.5% of homes are shared by two people, while 25.8% of residents live alone. This result is about the same as the national figure. Overall, homes here are smaller than in most areas, typically holding 2.3 people.
25.8% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Upper Kangaroo River, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 2.6% of the total, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%. The vast majority of families are couples, with 57.8% having no children and 36.2% having children.
2.6% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Upper Kangaroo River, Couples without children is the majority at 58%; Couples with children is next at 37%.
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 Upper Kangaroo River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14048/upper-kangaroo-river/topic/family-households