Ghin Ghin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ghin Ghin

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define daily life in Ghin Ghin, where most homes house just two people. It is a sparsely populated area where only 13% of residents live alone, a figure far below the national average.

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📍 Ghin Ghin, Suburb / Locality

Where Ghin Ghin sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Ghin Ghin — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ghin Ghin2.2
3717, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Ghin Ghin house two people, making up 65.2% of the total. With only 13% of people living alone, the area is far below the Victorian figure of 25.9%.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Ghin Ghin, 2 people is the majority at 60%; 3 people is next at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the vast majority of families here at 72.1%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for just 9.3%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.3%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ghin Ghin, Couples without children is the majority at 67%; Couples with children is next at 24%.

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 Ghin Ghin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20991/ghin-ghin/topic/family-households