2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gum Flat · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Gum Flat
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Gum Flat have remained steady over the last decade. This small community is defined by a strong presence of couples with children, who make up over half of all families. Most homes house two or more people, with very few residents living alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.5
→ 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 Gum Flat — higher than 50% of areas.
| Gum Flat | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2360, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Gum Flat has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 16.9% of people live alone, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
16.9% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gum Flat, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.7% of families here, while couples without children account for 36%. One-parent families make up 7.4%, which is well below the state and national figures.
7.4% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gum Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 Gum Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11802/gum-flat/topic/family-households