Gwynneville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gwynneville

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live together in Gwynneville homes than in most similar areas, though a large number of residents still live on their own. It is a diverse mix of households where 28.2% of people live alone, while couples with children make up the largest group of families.

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📍 Gwynneville, Suburb / Locality

Where Gwynneville sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +8.3%
  • 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 Gwynneville — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gwynneville2.6
2500, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. A high proportion of residents live alone, with 28.2% of households consisting of one person, which is well above the New South Wales figure.

2.6 ▲ +8.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.2% ▼ -7.9%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.6%
  • 2016: 27.0%
  • 2021: 28.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Gwynneville splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 15.7% of the community, a figure much higher than in most similar areas. While couples with children are the most common family type at 58.7%, the number of single-parent homes is a little above the national average.

15.7% ▲ +6.6%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.8%
  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 15.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gwynneville, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Gwynneville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11832/gwynneville/topic/family-households