Gulmarrad · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gulmarrad

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Gulmarrad than in the rest of Australia, with only 10.1% of households being single-person homes. This gap makes the area stand out as a place where most people live in multi-person households. The typical home here is larger than average, with 2.7 people per dwelling.

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📍 Gulmarrad, Suburb / Locality

Where Gulmarrad sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Gulmarrad — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gulmarrad2.7
2463, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Just 10.1% of people live alone here, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most households consist of two people (53%) or four people (13.1%), and the typical home size is slightly higher than the New South Wales figure.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.1% ▼ -5.9%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gulmarrad, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 4 people is next at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51.3% of families, while couples without children account for 40.9%. Only 7.6% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

7.6% ▼ -19.1%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 8.7%
  • 2021: 7.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gulmarrad, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

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 Gulmarrad [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11801/gulmarrad/topic/family-households