2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Geurie · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of one-parent families live in Geurie compared to the rest of the state. While many households are small, about 20% of families are headed by a single parent, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Geurie — higher than 50% of areas.
| Geurie | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2818, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Geurie has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Australian average. Roughly 25.6% of households consist of one person, while 39.9% are made up of two people.
2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
25.6% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Geurie, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of families here are couples with children, and 31.4% are couples without children. The 20% of one-parent families is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the New South Wales figure of 14%.
20.0% ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Geurie, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Geurie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11612/geurie/topic/family-households