2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Georgetown · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Georgetown
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live in each home in Georgetown compared to the state and national figures. The typical household is smaller than in most similar areas, with 2.3 people per dwelling. This creates a residential profile where smaller family groups and couples are common.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 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 Georgetown — lower than 71% of areas.
| Georgetown | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2298, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than usual, with the typical household holding just 2.3 people. Two-person households are the most common at 37.3%, while about 25.9% of people live alone, which is about the same as the national figure.
25.9% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Georgetown, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of families are couples with children, though one-parent families make up 15.0% of the total. This is higher than in most other similar areas and a little above the New South Wales average.
15.0% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Georgetown, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Georgetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11607/georgetown/topic/family-households