2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gilgandra · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Gilgandra
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly one in five families in Gilgandra are headed by a single parent, a figure well above both the state and national levels. This trend contributes to a diverse mix of home lives, where many residents live alone or in small households. The typical home here is smaller than the Australian norm.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Gilgandra — lower than 71% of areas.
| Gilgandra | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30% of people in Gilgandra live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This has contributed to a slight drop in home size, with the typical dwelling now housing 2.3 people.
29.9% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gilgandra, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 19.3% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46.1%.
19.3% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gilgandra, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 Gilgandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12950/gilgandra/topic/family-households