2.6 ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gollan · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Gollan
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Gollan compared to the rest of the country, making it a place where most households are shared. With 72.6% of families consisting of couples with children, the area is largely defined by multi-person homes and family units.
2.6
▲ +13.0%
- 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 Gollan — higher than 57% of areas.
| Gollan | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2820, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 19.4% of residents live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
19.4% ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gollan, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up just 3.6% of the total, which is far below the Australian figure of 14.1%. Most families here are couples with children, accounting for 72.6% of family units.
3.6% ▼ -60.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gollan, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; 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 Gollan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11698/gollan/topic/family-households