2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gawler East · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Gawler East
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Gawler East include children, making it a place where family life is a central part of the daily routine. Most homes are occupied by couples, with the typical household consisting of around 2.4 people.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Gawler East — lower than 57% of areas.
| Gawler East | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5118, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 24.2% of people here live alone, which is a little below the national figure. Two-person households are the most common, making up 39.8% of all homes.
24.2% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gawler East, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up 50.8% of the area. One-parent families account for 14.7%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
14.7% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gawler East, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Gawler East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40476/gawler-east/topic/family-households