2.7 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gibson · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Gibson
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Gibson are couples with children. This is a small community where homes are generally larger than in most other areas, with an average of 2.7 people per household.
2.7
▲ +8.0%
- 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 Gibson — higher than 71% of areas.
| Gibson | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6448, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold about 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. About 26.9% of people live alone, a figure slightly above the national average of 25.6%.
26.9% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gibson, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.9% of families, while 29.6% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13% of the total, which is higher than most areas but a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
13.0% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gibson, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Gibson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50539/gibson/topic/family-households