2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gordon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Gordon
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households and fewer people living alone shape the daily life of Gordon. The area is heavily focused on family living, with 60.8% of families consisting of couples with children. This creates a community where homes are generally more crowded than in most other Australian areas.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Gordon — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Gordon hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 20.8%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
20.8% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gordon, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.1% of the total, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the Victoria average of 13.3%.
10.1% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gordon, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201021012/gordon/topic/family-households