2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gilgandra · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Gilgandra
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of one-parent families live in Gilgandra than the state or national average. This trend is mirrored in the housing data, where more than 32% of the population live alone, contributing to a typical household size that is smaller than most other areas.
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 Gilgandra — lower than 76% of areas.
| Gilgandra | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2827, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 32.6% of people living alone, this figure is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages. This means households in Gilgandra are generally smaller, with a typical size of 2.2 people.
32.6% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Gilgandra splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25% of the total, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 40.5%.
25.0% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gilgandra, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (25%).
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 Gilgandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11623/gilgandra/topic/family-households