2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gelliondale · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gelliondale — lower than 57% of areas.
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Gelliondale, 1 person is the majority at 60%; 2 people is next at 40%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Gelliondale splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 14%.
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