2.7 ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kurrajong Heights · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Kurrajong Heights
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 61.7% of families in Kurrajong Heights, making it a primary hub for family life. The area is dominated by larger households, with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country. This shift toward larger homes is clear, as the number of people per household has risen since 2011.
2.7
▲ +17.4%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kurrajong Heights — higher than 76% of areas.
| Kurrajong Heights | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2758, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is much higher than in most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 15.3%—a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen 13 points since 2011.
15.3% ▼ -45.3%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kurrajong Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.8% of the total, which is well below the New South Wales and national figures. This is a notable drop from 2011, when the proportion of one-parent families was 18.4%.
9.8% ▼ -46.9%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kurrajong Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Kurrajong Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121062/kurrajong-heights/topic/family-households