Gnotuk · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gnotuk

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 13.6% of residents in Gnotuk live alone, which is far below the national figure. This makes it an area where most people live in pairs or groups rather than by themselves. The community is largely made up of couples, with very few single-person households compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Gnotuk, Suburb / Locality

Where Gnotuk 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 Gnotuk — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gnotuk2.4
3260, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here house two people, making up 52.3% of all households. The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the figure for Victoria and Australia.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.6%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 13.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gnotuk, 2 people is the majority at 59%; 3 people is next at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families, with 49.5% having no children and 45.4% having children. Only 5.2% of families are one-parent households, a figure well below both the state and national averages.

5.2%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 5.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Gnotuk splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (47%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 5%.

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 Gnotuk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21051/gnotuk/topic/family-households