Goodwood Island · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Goodwood Island

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone on Goodwood Island than in most similar areas. This creates a small community where the typical home is smaller than the national figure, with only 2.1 people per household.

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📍 Goodwood Island, Suburb / Locality

Where Goodwood Island sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Goodwood Island — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Goodwood Island2.1
2469, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are very common here, making up 38.9% of homes, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the number of people per home is a little below the New South Wales average.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.5
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.9%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 36.7%
  • 2021: 38.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Goodwood Island, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.7% of the total, which is well above both the state and national figures. Couples without children are the most common family type at 43.1%.

20.7%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 20.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Goodwood Island, the largest group is Couples without children at 43%, followed by Couples with children (36%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 Goodwood Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11709/goodwood-island/topic/family-households