Gabbin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gabbin

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in Gabbin than in most similar areas. The community is dominated by couples with children, who make up 75% of all families.

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📍 Gabbin, Suburb / Locality

Where Gabbin 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 Gabbin — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gabbin2.3
6476, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.3 people per home, households here are a little smaller than the typical Western Australian or national figure of 2.5.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Gabbin, the largest group is 1 person at 50%, followed by 2 people (17%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are entirely absent at 0%, a figure far below the state and national rates of around 14%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gabbin, Couples with children is the majority at 77%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Gabbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50526/gabbin/topic/family-households