Gelliondale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gelliondale

How families and households are made up across the area.

More one-parent families live in Gelliondale than in most similar areas. This rural community has a balanced mix of family types, with nearly half of all households consisting of couples raising children.

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📍 Gelliondale, Suburb / Locality

Where Gelliondale sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Gelliondale — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gelliondale2.4
3971, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.4 people per home, the typical household size is about the same as the Victorian and national figures of 2.5.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Gelliondale, 1 person is the majority at 60%; 2 people is next at 40%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 14.7% of the area, which is a little above the state figure of 13.3%. Other family types are also common, with couples with children at 47.1% and couples without children at 44.1%.

14.7%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Gelliondale splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 14%.

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 Gelliondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20978/gelliondale/topic/family-households