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Gillieston · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gillieston

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in Gillieston than in most similar areas. The typical household is small, with only 2.3 people per dwelling, and single-person homes are far less common here than across the rest of the country.

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📍 Gillieston, Suburb / Locality

Where Gillieston sits — Average household size

2.3 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gillieston — lower than 71% of areas.

Gillieston2.3
3616, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 15% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are small, with 45% of households containing just two people.

Average household size

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2.3 —

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Gillieston, 2 people is the majority at 60%; 1 person is next at 20%.

2 people 45.0% 1 person 15.0% 3 people 15.0%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of all families are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 12.5% of the total. This share of single-parent homes is higher than in most similar areas.

One-parent families

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12.5% —

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gillieston, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next 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 Gillieston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20996/gillieston/topic/family-households