2.7 ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kenthurst · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Kenthurst
How families and households are made up across the area.
A significant shift in living arrangements has occurred in Kenthurst since 2011, with the number of people living alone jumping by 10 percentage points. Despite this, the area remains family-focused, with 68% of households consisting of couples with children. The typical home here is larger than in most other areas, housing an average of 2.7 people.
2.7
▼ -10.0%
- 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 Kenthurst — higher than 76% of areas.
| Kenthurst | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2156, NSW | 3.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
While the typical home holds 2.7 people—which is much higher than most areas—this figure has dipped from 3.0 in 2011. One-person households now make up 26.4% of the area, a little above the New South Wales figure.
26.4% ▲ +61.6%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Kenthurst splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 1 person (26%), with 4 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 8.7% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This is down 3.1 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 68%.
8.7% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kenthurst, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Kenthurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122070/kenthurst/topic/family-households