2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
New Gisborne · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in New Gisborne
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 69% of families in New Gisborne are couples with children, making it a strong hub for larger households. This focus on family life is reflected in the local home sizes, which are larger than those in most other areas.
2.9
▼ -6.5%
- 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 New Gisborne — higher than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in New Gisborne are typically larger than the national figure, with an average of 2.9 people per dwelling. This is consistent with the fact that only 16.7% of people live alone, which is well below the Victorian rate of 25.9%.
16.7% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In New Gisborne, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 68.7% of local families, while one-parent families account for 8.9%. This last figure is well below the national average of 14.1% and lower than in most similar areas.
8.9% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In New Gisborne, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 New Gisborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21921/new-gisborne/topic/family-households