Goodwood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Goodwood

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define daily life in Goodwood, where a high number of people live alone. The area is mostly made up of small homes, with the typical house containing just 2.2 people.

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📍 Goodwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Goodwood sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Goodwood — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Goodwood2.2
5034, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.8% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. These small households are common here, as 37.3% of homes contain only two people.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.8% ▼ -0.9%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.1%
  • 2016: 29.6%
  • 2021: 30.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Goodwood, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.6% of families, while one-parent families account for 9.9%. This last figure is well below both the South Australian and national averages.

9.9% ▲ +1.5%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Goodwood, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children 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 Goodwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40520/goodwood/topic/family-households