Geurie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Geurie

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%.

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Where Geurie sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -7.4%
  • 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 Geurie — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Geurie2.5
2818, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.6% ▲ +25.9%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.3%
  • 2016: 23.9%
  • 2021: 25.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Geurie, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 13.5%
  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Geurie, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (20%).

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 Geurie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11612/geurie/topic/family-households