Ghinni Ghinni · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ghinni Ghinni

How families and households are made up across the area.

One-parent families make up 32.3% of the community in Ghinni Ghinni, a figure far above the national average. This high proportion of single-parent homes is a defining feature of the area's family life. Overall, households here are slightly smaller than those in most other parts of the country.

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📍 Ghinni Ghinni, Suburb / Locality

Where Ghinni Ghinni sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Ghinni Ghinni — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ghinni Ghinni2.3
2430, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Ghinni Ghinni holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the national average of 2.5.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Ghinni Ghinni, 2 people is the majority at 67%; 1 person is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families are very common here at 32.3%, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other family types include couples without children at 54.8% and couples with children at 25.8%.

32.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 32.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ghinni Ghinni, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by One-parent families (29%) and Couples with children (23%).

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 Ghinni Ghinni [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11614/ghinni-ghinni/topic/family-households