2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Goroke · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Goroke
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 40% of people in Goroke live alone, a figure far above the national average. This high number of single-person households means homes here are smaller than usual, with the typical dwelling housing just 2.2 people.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Goroke — lower than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 39.5% of people live alone, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and 14 points higher than the Victorian average. Because of this, the typical home size is a little below the state and national figures.
39.5% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Goroke, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.4% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 45.4%.
19.4% ▲ +131.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Goroke, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 Goroke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21075/goroke/topic/family-households