Gil Gil · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gil Gil

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost 38% of households in Gil Gil are couples with children, making them the most common family type. The area is defined by larger homes and a very high proportion of single-parent families compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Gil Gil, Suburb / Locality

Where Gil Gil sits — Average household size

2.8 —
  • 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 Gil Gil — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gil Gil2.8
3480, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Gil Gil are larger than most, with 2.8 people per home. This is a little above the typical 2.5 people found across Victoria and Australia.

2.8 —

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Gil Gil, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 23.8% of the community, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. Other families include couples without children (33.3%) and couples with children (38.1%).

Family composition

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Gil Gil splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (40%) and Couples without children (35%), with One-parent families at 25%.

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 Gil Gil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20994/gil-gil/topic/family-households