3.1 —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
The Gap · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in The Gap
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in The Gap than in most other parts of Australia. This is a place of large households, where 3.1 people typically share a home, a figure that is a little above the national average.
3.1
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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 The Gap — higher than 88% of areas.
| The Gap | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are among the largest in the region, with 20% of households containing five people. Only 12% of residents live by themselves, which is far below the 25.6% national figure.
12.0% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In The Gap, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 5 people (23%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families in The Gap are couples with children, making up 76.5% of the total. One-parent families account for only 5.9%, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 14%.
5.9% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Gap, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 The Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13838/the-gap/topic/family-households