Golspie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Golspie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost 30% of people in Golspie live alone, which is well above the national figure. This creates a community where small households are common, with the typical home holding just 2.2 people.

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📍 Golspie, Suburb / Locality

Where Golspie sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Golspie — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Golspie2.2
2580, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 30% of residents live by themselves, a figure well above the New South Wales average. This helps explain why the typical home size of 2.2 people is a little below the national figure.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.7%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 29.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Golspie, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 40.3%. One-parent families make up 17.7% of the total, which is much higher than in most other areas.

17.7%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.0%
  • 2021: 17.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Golspie splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (42%) and Couples with children (39%), with One-parent families at 19%.

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 Golspie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11699/golspie/topic/family-households