2.3 —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Goulburn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Goulburn
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 32% of people live alone in Goulburn, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a trend toward smaller households, with the typical home now holding just 2.3 people. These shifts contribute to a housing landscape where single-person homes are nearly as common as two-person homes.
2.3
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- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Goulburn — lower than 71% of areas.
| Goulburn | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2580, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Goulburn are smaller than most, and the usual number of people per house has edged down to 2.3 since 2016. This is consistent with the rise in people living alone, which now sits at 32.7%, well above the New South Wales figure of 25%.
32.7% —
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Goulburn splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.3% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. Meanwhile, couples with children are the most common family type at 51.7%.
18.3% —
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Goulburn, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Goulburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101051539/goulburn/topic/family-households