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Family & Households in Gables

How families and households are made up across the area.

Crowded homes and large family groups define daily life in Gables, where the typical household is much larger than elsewhere. It is a place where very few people live alone, with nearly 80% of families consisting of couples with children.

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Where Gables sits — Average household size

3.4 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gables — higher than 93% of areas.

Gables3.4
2765, NSW 3.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.4 people per home, Gables has a household size well above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 6.8% of people live alone, which is far below the New South Wales average of 25%.

Household size

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In Gables, the largest group is 4 people at 34%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 2 people (20%).

4 people 33.9% 3 people 21.3% 2 people 20.7% 5 people 11.7% 1 person 6.8% 6 or more 6.6%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 79.1% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for just 6.8%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages of around 14%.

Family composition

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In Gables, Couples with children is the majority at 79%; Couples without children is next at 14%.

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 Gables [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11580/gables/topic/family-households