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.
Gawler · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Gawler
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than one in five families in Gawler are headed by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. This suggests a local landscape where many households are balancing the needs of children without a second parent at home. The area is a mix of family units and a growing number of people living on their own.
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 Gawler — lower than 71% of areas.
| Gawler | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Around 30% of homes in Gawler are occupied by one person, which is well above the Australian figure. The typical home has 2.3 people, a number that has edged down since 2011.
29.9% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gawler, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.4% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and rose 2.8 points since 2011. Nearly half of all families are couples with children, while 29.2% are couples without children.
20.4% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gawler, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42030/gawler/topic/family-households