2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gannawarra · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Gannawarra
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of homes in Gannawarra are occupied by just one person, which is a much higher proportion than in most other areas. This trend has grown since 2011 and contributes to a smaller typical household size across the region. Most dwellings house only one or two people.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Gannawarra — lower than 86% of areas.
| Gannawarra | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A high 33.2% of people live alone, which is well above the Victorian and national figures. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.2 people, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has edged down since 2011.
33.2% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gannawarra, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.8% of families, while couples without children account for 38.1%. One-parent families make up 12.8% of the total, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.
12.8% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gannawarra, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 Gannawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22250/gannawarra/topic/family-households