Goolma · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Goolma

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families is a striking gap for Goolma compared to the national figure. While most households here are couples, the area maintains a family structure that differs sharply from the rest of New South Wales.

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📍 Goolma, Suburb / Locality

Where Goolma sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Goolma — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Goolma2.4
2852, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Goolma holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. About 24.2% of people live alone, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.2%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32.5%
  • 2021: 24.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Goolma, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58% of families here. There are no one-parent families in the area, a result that is far below the 14.1% national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.6%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Goolma, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 44%.

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 Goolma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11713/goolma/topic/family-households