Gouldsville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gouldsville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Gouldsville stands out among similar areas for its unusually large households. With 4.6 people living in the typical home, the community is far more crowded than the national figure of 2.5. This high density is driven by a strong presence of couples with children.

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📍 Gouldsville, Suburb / Locality

Where Gouldsville sits — Average household size

4.6
  • 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 Gouldsville — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gouldsville4.6
2330, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Gouldsville are much larger than usual, with 4.6 people per household. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the Australian average of 2.5.

4.6

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 4.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families here are almost exclusively couples, with 80% having children. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

Family composition

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In Gouldsville, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Gouldsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11732/gouldsville/topic/family-households