2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gwandalan · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Gwandalan
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family life in Gwandalan has remained steady over the last decade, with household patterns mirroring national trends. Most homes are run by couples, and the typical home holds 2.5 people.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 Gwandalan — higher than 50% of areas.
| Gwandalan | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home in Gwandalan holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Those living alone make up 22.4% of households, a figure well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
22.4% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gwandalan, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up more than half of all families here at 54.5%. One-parent families account for 13.3%, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the New South Wales figure.
13.3% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gwandalan, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Gwandalan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11831/gwandalan/topic/family-households