Gillman · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gillman

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all households in Gillman are made up of people living alone. This makes the area much smaller in terms of typical home size than most other places, with only 2.1 people per home on average.

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📍 Gillman, Suburb / Locality

Where Gillman sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Gillman — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gillman2.1
5013, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A huge 52.6% of people here live alone, which is far above the South Australian figure of 28.5%. Because of this, the typical household is smaller than most, with only 2.1 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

52.6%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 52.6%
  • 2021: 52.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gillman, 1 person is the majority at 56%; 2 people is next at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 37.7% of the total, a proportion that is far above the national figure of 14.1%. While couples with children are the most common family type at 67.9%, the high rate of single parents is among the highest for areas of this size.

37.7%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.6%
  • 2021: 37.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gillman, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families is next at 33%.

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 Gillman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40496/gillman/topic/family-households