Goongerah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Goongerah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all homes in Goongerah are occupied by just one person. This makes the area stand out for its very small household sizes, with a typical home holding only 1.4 people.

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Where Goongerah sits — Average household size

1.4 —
  • 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 Goongerah — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Goongerah1.4
3888, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 52.4% of residents live alone, which is far above the Victorian figure of 25.9%. Because of this, the typical household size is much lower than the national figure of 2.5 people.

1.4 —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.2
  • 2021: 1.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Goongerah, 1 person is the majority at 52%; 2 people is next at 48%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 38%, ahead of Couples with children (0%).

Family composition

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In Goongerah, Couples without children is the majority at 100%.

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 Goongerah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21065/goongerah/topic/family-households