2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Owens Gap · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Owens Gap
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Owens Gap have remained stable over the last decade, with the area now defined by a high proportion of families with children. Most homes house two to four people, while about 61% of families are couples raising children.
2.4
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- 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 Owens Gap — lower than 57% of areas.
| Owens Gap | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2337, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Owens Gap houses 2.4 people, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Around 22.9% of people live alone, a figure slightly below the national average of 25.6%.
22.9% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Owens Gap, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (24%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60.9% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.5% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas.
14.5% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Owens Gap, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Owens Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13116/owens-gap/topic/family-households