2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.6
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Golspie · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Golspie — lower than 76% of areas.
| Golspie | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2580, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.7% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Golspie, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (16%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Golspie splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (42%) and Couples with children (39%), with One-parent families at 19%.
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