2.2 ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gwabegar · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Gwabegar
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of all homes in Gwabegar are occupied by people living alone, a figure far above the national average. This creates a distinct household profile where smaller living arrangements are common. While many homes are small, over half of the local families still include children.
2.2
▼ -12.0%
- 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 Gwabegar — lower than 76% of areas.
| Gwabegar | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2356, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. About 35.4% of households consist of a single person, a rate well above the Australian average of 25.6%.
35.4% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Gwabegar splits fairly evenly between 2 people (41%) and 1 person (37%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.0% of the local total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type, accounting for 52.0% of the community.
20.0% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gwabegar, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Gwabegar
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Gwabegar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11830/gwabegar/topic/family-households