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Gowan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gowan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller households are the norm in Gowan, where an average of 2.1 people live in each home. This is much lower than most similar areas and falls below both the state and national figures.

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📍 Gowan, Suburb / Locality

Where Gowan sits — Average household size

2.1 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gowan — lower than 81% of areas.

Gowan2.1
2795, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 2.1 people per home, Gowan's households are a little smaller than those in New South Wales and across Australia.

Average household size

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2.1 —

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Gowan, 2 people is the majority at 75%; 3 people is next at 25%.

2 people 60.0% 3 people 20.0%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures are very different here, with no one-parent families recorded. This is far below the national and state figures of around 14%, while couples with children make up 70.8% of the mix.

One-parent families

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gowan, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

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 Gowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11733/gowan/topic/family-households