3.1 ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gould Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes are common in Gould Creek, where the typical household is much larger than the state average. With 3.1 people per home and very few people living alone, this is an area dominated by large family groups.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gould Creek — higher than 88% of areas.
| Gould Creek | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 5114, SA | 2.8 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Only 4% of people live alone here, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the 3.1 people per home is among the highest for similar areas.
3.1 ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4.0% ▼ -73.8%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Gould Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children make up 70% of the local mix. Only 7.2% are one-parent families, a figure well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
7.2% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Gould Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Gould Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40526/gould-creek/topic/family-households