2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gerroa · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Gerroa
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all families in Gerroa are couples without children, making it a standout feature of the local landscape. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size than seen across most of Australia.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 Gerroa — lower than 76% of areas.
| Gerroa | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2534, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than usual, with just 2.2 people per household. This is partly because 29.5% of people live alone, a figure well above the New South Wales and national rates.
29.5% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gerroa, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 48.1%, followed by couples with children at 38.5%. One-parent families account for 12.1%, which is a little below the national figure.
12.1% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gerroa, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (38%) 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 Gerroa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11611/gerroa/topic/family-households