2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Goulds Country · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 61% of families in Goulds Country are couples with children. This makes them the most common family type in the area, though there is also a notable number of single parents compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goulds Country — lower than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes here generally hold 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas. About 28.2% of households are people living alone, a figure slightly above the national average of 25.6%.
2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
28.2% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Goulds Country, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 4 people (21%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.7% of the total, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1% and much higher than most similar areas.
17.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Goulds Country, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Goulds Country [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60242/goulds-country/topic/family-households