Gurra Gurra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gurra Gurra

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family sizes in Gurra Gurra have remained steady over the last decade. Most of the community lives in two-person households, and the area has a much lower rate of one-parent families than the rest of the country.

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📍 Gurra Gurra, Suburb / Locality

Where Gurra Gurra sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Gurra Gurra — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gurra Gurra2.3
5343, SA 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Gurra Gurra holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure. About 21.6% of people live alone, a rate well below both the state and national averages.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.6%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.7%
  • 2021: 21.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gurra Gurra, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 24%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.5% of families here. Only 6.8% are one-parent families, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

6.8%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gurra Gurra, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Gurra Gurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40543/gurra-gurra/topic/family-households