Invergowrie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Invergowrie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Invergowrie than in most similar areas, with only 19% of households consisting of one person. This makes it a place where the vast majority of residents share their homes, creating a strong family-oriented profile for the area.

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📍 Invergowrie, Suburb / Locality

Where Invergowrie sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 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 Invergowrie — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Invergowrie2.6
2350, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures. Two-person households are the most common, making up 40.7% of all homes.

2.6 ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.0% ▲ +13.9%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.7%
  • 2016: 19.3%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Invergowrie, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children are very common at 61.5%, while one-parent families make up just 6.6% of the total. This last figure is well below the New South Wales and Australian averages of around 14%.

6.6% ▼ -4.4%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 6.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Invergowrie, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 Invergowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11992/invergowrie/topic/family-households