2.1 ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
The Gurdies · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in The Gurdies
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 39% of people live alone in The Gurdies, a figure far above the national average. This creates a trend of smaller households compared to most other areas. The community is largely made up of small homes and couples.
2.1
▲ +5.0%
- 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 The Gurdies — lower than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.1 people, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. This is because 38.9% of residents live alone, one of the highest rates for this level of area.
38.9% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →The Gurdies splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (38%), with 4 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.6% of families, while those without children account for 39%. One-parent families represent 11.3% of the total, which is a little below the state and national figures.
11.3% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Gurdies, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 The Gurdies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22498/the-gurdies/topic/family-households