Girralong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Girralong

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples without children make up the biggest group in Girralong, accounting for 43.3% of all families. This creates a quiet residential feel where homes are smaller than usual, with only 1.9 people living in the typical house.

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📍 Girralong, Suburb / Locality

Where Girralong sits — Average household size

1.9
  • 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 Girralong — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Girralong1.9
2449, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With just 1.9 people per home, households here are much smaller than most areas. This figure is well below both the New South Wales average of 2.6 and the national figure of 2.5.

1.9

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.5
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Girralong, the largest group is 1 person at 48%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 30.0% of families, while one-parent families account for 10.0%. This last group is well below the state and national figures of around 14%.

10.0%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Girralong, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 36%.

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 Girralong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11639/girralong/topic/family-households