2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gosford - Springfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Gosford - Springfield than in most similar areas, with 36.4% of households consisting of just one person. This high number of single-person homes means the area has a smaller typical household size than the rest of the state.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Gosford - Springfield — lower than 86% of areas.
| Gosford - Springfield | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2250, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Only 2.2 people live in each home on average, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This trend has barely changed since 2011, with 36.4% of residents living alone.
2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
36.4% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Gosford - Springfield splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 14%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.4% of the total, a figure well above the national average of 14.1%. Almost half of all families are couples with children, while 30.8% are couples without children.
19.4% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Gosford - Springfield, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Gosford - Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011032/gosford-springfield/topic/family-households