3.2 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gregory Hills · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Gregory Hills
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes are common in Gregory Hills, where the typical house holds 3.2 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, marking the area as a major hub for larger households. The community is mostly made up of families rather than people living on their own.
3.2
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- 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 Gregory Hills — higher than 89% of areas.
| Gregory Hills | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 2557, NSW | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 3.2 people per home, Gregory Hills has some of the highest household sizes among similar areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 11.5%, which is far below the Australian average of 25.6%.
11.5% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Gregory Hills splits fairly evenly between 2 people (25%) and 4 people (24%), with 3 people at 23%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 70.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.1%, a figure that is a little below both the New South Wales and national averages.
12.1% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gregory Hills, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 17%.
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 Gregory Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11780/gregory-hills/topic/family-households