3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gangat · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger homes are the norm in Gangat, where a striking 64.3% of families are headed by a single parent. This far exceeds the national figure and marks the area as one of the most common spots for one-parent households.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gangat — higher than 86% of areas.
| Gangat | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2422, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes in Gangat are more crowded than usual, with 3.0 people per dwelling. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the Australian average of 2.5.
3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Gangat, 3 people is the majority at 100%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 64.3% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples without children account for 14.3% of families, while those with children make up 10.7%.
64.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Gangat, One-parent families is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Gangat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11588/gangat/topic/family-households