2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gringegalgona · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-parent homes defines the family life of Gringegalgona, where 30.6% of families are led by one parent. This figure is far above the national average, making it one of the most striking features of the local household makeup.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gringegalgona — higher than 50% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes here typically house 2.5 people, which is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Gringegalgona, 2 people is the majority at 59%; 1 person is next at 24%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 30.6% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. The rest of the community is split evenly between couples with children (36.1%) and those without (36.1%).
30.6% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Gringegalgona splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (35%) and Couples without children (35%), with One-parent families at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Gringegalgona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21112/gringegalgona/topic/family-households