2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kempsey · Urban Area
Family & Households in Kempsey
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of one-parent families live in Kempsey compared to the rest of the state. This stands out as the main feature of the local home life, with 26.8% of families fitting this description. While most homes hold about 2.5 people, there is a growing number of residents living on their own.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Kempsey — higher than 71% of areas.
| Kempsey | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the number of people living alone has risen to 28.9%, a figure well above the New South Wales average.
28.9% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 55% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kempsey, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26.8% of the total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has grown by 6.5 percentage points since 2011, placing Kempsey among the highest for this family type.
26.8% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kempsey, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1017/kempsey/topic/family-households