2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gundagai · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Gundagai
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in Gundagai live on their own, which is well above the national figure. This trend has grown since 2011, though the typical home still houses about 2.4 people. Family life remains a core part of the area, with over half of all families consisting of couples with children.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Gundagai — lower than 64% of areas.
| Gundagai | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2722, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29.9% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 25%. While the typical home holds 2.4 people, this is about the same as the national figure and has edged down slightly over the last decade.
29.9% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Gundagai splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.7% of local families, while 30.9% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 11.9%, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
11.9% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gundagai, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; 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 Gundagai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031264/gundagai/topic/family-households