2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Goolgowi · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Goolgowi
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high rate of one-parent families shapes daily life in Goolgowi, where nearly 20% of families fit this description. While household sizes are generally typical for the region, the local family mix differs notably from state and national patterns.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Goolgowi — higher than 50% of areas.
| Goolgowi | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2652, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Goolgowi houses 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. About 25.2% of residents live alone, a proportion that matches the New South Wales and Australian averages.
25.2% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Goolgowi, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.7% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. More than half of all local families are couples with children, while couples without children account for 26.4%.
19.7% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Goolgowi, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Goolgowi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11711/goolgowi/topic/family-households