2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Galston · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Galston
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer one-parent families and people living alone have shaped Galston since 2011. The area is now dominated by larger households, with the typical home holding 2.8 people, which is much higher than in most other similar areas.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Galston — higher than 81% of areas.
| Galston | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2159, NSW | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Very few people live alone here, at just 19.0%, a figure well below the national average. This is consistent with the fact that the typical home holds 2.8 people, a number that has edged up since 2011.
19.0% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Galston, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families in Galston are couples with children, who make up 67.8% of the total. One-parent families account for only 10.3%, which is well below the state average and a 19 point drop since 2011.
10.3% ▼ -64.7%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Galston, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Galston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115063/galston/topic/family-households