Grosses Plain · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Grosses Plain

How families and households are made up across the area.

A gap of 14 percentage points separates Grosses Plain from the rest of the country in terms of one-parent families. This small area is dominated by couples, with 54.8% of families raising children. Homes here are larger than usual, typically holding 3.0 people.

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📍 Grosses Plain, Suburb / Locality

Where Grosses Plain sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Grosses Plain — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Grosses Plain3.0
2627, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Grosses Plain hold 3.0 people, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 2.5.

3.0

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Grosses Plain, 5 people is the majority at 57%; 2 people is next at 43%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

There are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 14%. Most families are couples with children, who make up 54.8% of the local total.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Grosses Plain, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Grosses Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11793/grosses-plain/topic/family-households