Goolwa North · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Goolwa North

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much smaller households than most similar areas define Goolwa North, where just 2.0 people live in the typical home. This trend is driven by a high number of people living alone and a large proportion of couples without children. These patterns make the area's housing profile stand out compared to both state and national figures.

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📍 Goolwa North, Suburb / Locality

Where Goolwa North sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -9.1%
  • 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 Goolwa North — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Goolwa North2.0
5214, SA 2.0
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.4% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the number of people per home is much lower than most areas, with 53% of households consisting of just two people.

2.0 ▼ -9.1%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.4% ▲ +25.9%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.1%
  • 2016: 27.3%
  • 2021: 30.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Goolwa North, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 31%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 63% of families here. The proportion of one-parent families is 8.3%, which is well below both the South Australian figure of 14.8% and the national average.

8.3% ▼ -43.1%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.6%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Goolwa North, Couples without children is the majority at 63%; Couples with children is next at 28%.

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 Goolwa North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40523/goolwa-north/topic/family-households