2.5 —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Goulburn Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Goulburn Surrounds
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in Goulburn Surrounds than in the rest of the state or country. This area is mostly made up of couples, with over half of families including children. These patterns have remained steady over the last few years.
2.5
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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 Surrounds — lower than 57% of areas.
| Goulburn Surrounds | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2583, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.5 people live in each home, which is about the same as the national figure. Two-person households are the most common at 40%, while a quarter of all homes are occupied by someone living alone.
25.3% —
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Goulburn Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.1% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 53% having children and 36.4% without.
10.1% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Goulburn Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101051540/goulburn-surrounds/topic/family-households