2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Taree - Gloucester · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Taree - Gloucester
How families and households are made up across the area.
Single-person households have risen since 2011 in Taree - Gloucester, contributing to smaller home sizes overall. This trend is seen in the 29.6% of people now living alone, which is well above the national figure. While many homes still house couples, there is a notable increase in smaller living arrangements across the region.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Taree - Gloucester — lower than 86% of areas.
| Taree - Gloucester | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than most areas, with a typical size of 2.3 people, a figure that has edged down since 2011. This is reflected in the 29.6% of people living alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%.
29.6% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Taree - Gloucester, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.4% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most areas and rose 1.1 percentage points since 2011. This is well above the national average of 14.1%.
18.4% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Taree - Gloucester, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 Taree - Gloucester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10805/taree-gloucester/topic/family-households