Gunningbland · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gunningbland

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and fewer solo dwellers define the daily life of Gunningbland, where most people live in family groups. The typical home here holds 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Gunningbland, Suburb / Locality

Where Gunningbland sits — Average household size

3.0 —
  • 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 Gunningbland — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gunningbland3.0
2876, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes are often crowded with more people than usual, as only 14.8% of residents live alone. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 25.0%, with two-person households being the most common at 40.7%.

3.0 —

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.8% —

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.0%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gunningbland, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 5 people (19%) and 1 person (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 69.7% of the area. This contributes to the fact that one-parent families are well below the national figure of 14.1%, at just 6.1%.

6.1% —

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 6.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gunningbland, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Gunningbland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11821/gunningbland/topic/family-households