2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gowrie · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Gowrie
How families and households are made up across the area.
A small number of people living alone is the standout feature of Gowrie, where only 12.5% of households consist of one person. This is far below the national figure and reflects a community largely made up of larger family groups.
2.7
—
- 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 Gowrie — higher than 71% of areas.
| Gowrie | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2340, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in Gowrie house two people (53.1%), meaning the typical home has 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. This helps explain why the 12.5% of people living alone is far below the New South Wales figure of 25%.
12.5% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gowrie, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 68% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.7%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
10.7% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gowrie, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Gowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11736/gowrie/topic/family-households