2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Garoo · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Garoo
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Garoo compared to the rest of the country, with only 12.8% of households being single-person homes. This creates a landscape where most residents share their space, resulting in larger typical household sizes than in most similar areas.
2.6
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- 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 Garoo — higher than 57% of areas.
| Garoo | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2340, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Garoo holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. While 43.6% of households have two people, 17.9% are larger homes with five people.
12.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Garoo, 2 people is the majority at 59%; 5 people is next at 24%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up the majority of the area at 57.8%. One-parent families account for 9.6% of the total, a figure that is well below the New South Wales and national averages.
9.6% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Garoo, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Garoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11595/garoo/topic/family-households