2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gunbar · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gunbar — lower than 71% of areas.
| Gunbar | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2711, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Gunbar, the largest group is 3 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 2 people (27%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Gunbar, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 28%.
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