2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gannawarra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Gannawarra
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define daily life in Gannawarra, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is much lower than most similar areas, reflecting a high proportion of people living on their own.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Gannawarra — lower than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 30% of residents live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This trend has risen since 2011 and helps explain why the usual home size has edged down to 2.2 people.
30.0% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gannawarra, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.6% of families, while 40.1% are couples without children. Only 10.4% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
10.4% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gannawarra, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (10%).
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 Gannawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215031401/gannawarra/topic/family-households