Gin Gin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gin Gin

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 74% of families in Gin Gin (NSW), marking it as a strongly family-oriented area. While many households are large, there is also a notable number of people living on their own.

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Where Gin Gin sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +4.0%
  • 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 Gin Gin — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gin Gin2.6
2823, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, 28.6% of residents live alone, a figure well above both the state and national averages.

2.6 ▲ +4.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.6% ▲ +48.1%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.3%
  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gin Gin, the largest group is 1 person at 26%, followed by 2 people (19%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures here are distinct, with one-parent families at 0.0%, which is far below the 14.1% national average. Most families consist of couples with children (74%) or couples without children (30.2%).

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gin Gin, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Gin Gin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11631/gin-gin/topic/family-households