Garema · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Garema

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group of families in Garema, representing 45.9% of the total. The area has a small population where household sizes and the number of people living alone are both very close to the national figures.

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Where Garema sits — Average household size

2.4 —
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Garema — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Garema2.4
2871, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Garema holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures. About 24.2% of people live alone, a rate slightly below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.4 —

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.2% —

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.6%
  • 2021: 24.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Garema, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family types are varied, with 36.1% of families being couples without children. One-parent families make up 11.5% of the total, which is a little below both the state and national figures.

11.5% —

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Garema, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Garema [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11592/garema/topic/family-households