Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven

How families and households are made up across the area.

A growing number of single-parent homes defines the shift in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven since 2011. While the typical number of people per home has stayed steady at 2.4, the area now sees a much higher share of one-parent families than the state and national figures.

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📍 Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven2.4
2263, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.1% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common at 34.1%, and the typical home size has barely changed over the last decade.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.1% ▲ +0.9%

Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 29.8%
  • 2016: 29.1%
  • 2021: 30.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 24.7% of the area, a figure that is far above the New South Wales average of 14.0%. This proportion has risen by 2.2 points since 2011, while couples with children remain the largest group at 46.8%.

24.7% ▲ +9.8%

Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 22.5%
  • 2016: 22.8%
  • 2021: 24.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (27%) and One-parent families (25%).

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 Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021048/gorokan-kanwal-charmhaven/topic/family-households