Gunbar · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gunbar

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Gunbar are couples without children, making this the most common household type. While the area has a high proportion of single parents, homes generally hold fewer people than those in most other parts of the country.

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📍 Gunbar, Suburb / Locality

Where Gunbar sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Gunbar — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gunbar2.3
2711, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Gunbar has 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas. This is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Gunbar, the largest group is 3 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 2 people (27%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20% of the total, a figure well above the 14% seen across Australia and New South Wales. Other families consist of couples without children (52%) and couples with children (28%).

20.0%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gunbar, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 28%.

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 Gunbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11808/gunbar/topic/family-households