2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mount Gambier · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Mount Gambier
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of families in Mount Gambier are couples with children, making this the most common household type. While family life is central, there is a notably high number of people living on their own. This mix creates a diverse living landscape where single-person homes are much more common than in other areas.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 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 Mount Gambier — lower than 71% of areas.
| Mount Gambier | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.9% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. With so many single-person homes, the typical household size of 2.3 people is a little below the Australian figure.
33.9% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Mount Gambier splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.7% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure. This group represents a significant portion of the local family makeup, alongside 30.7% of families who are couples without children.
17.7% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mount Gambier, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Mount Gambier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44620/mount-gambier/topic/family-households