Gillingarra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gillingarra

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families live in Gillingarra, making it very different from most other areas. This small community is almost entirely made up of couples, with the typical home hosting 2.5 people.

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📍 Gillingarra, Suburb / Locality

Where Gillingarra sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Gillingarra — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gillingarra2.5
6510, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.5 people per home, the household size in Gillingarra is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Gillingarra, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 60.5% of families here, while couples without children account for 34.2%. The absence of one-parent families is a striking gap, sitting far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gillingarra, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Gillingarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50545/gillingarra/topic/family-households