2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gardners Bay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Gardners Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 18% of families in Gardners Bay are led by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. This small community has a varied mix of household types, though homes here are generally smaller than in most other areas.
2.3
▼ -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 Gardners Bay — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Gardners Bay houses 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. While two-person households are the most common at 42%, those living alone make up 23.1% of the total.
23.1% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gardners Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are much more common here than in most similar areas, making up 18.1% of the total. This is well above the national rate of 14.1%, while couples with children are the largest group at 44.7%.
18.1% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gardners Bay, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 Gardners Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60221/gardners-bay/topic/family-households