Gungal · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gungal

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Gungal, where a typical home holds 2.7 people. This community is defined by a strong family presence, with very few residents living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Gungal, Suburb / Locality

Where Gungal sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Gungal — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gungal2.7
2333, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 11.6% of people live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 43.5% of all households.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.6%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.8%
  • 2021: 11.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gungal, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (13%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 62% of families here. One-parent families are much less common than in most areas, accounting for just 3.7% of the total, which is far below the 14.1% national figure.

3.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 3.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gungal, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Gungal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11816/gungal/topic/family-households