2.2 ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gerroa · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Gerroa
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all families in Gerroa are couples without children, making this the most common family type in the area. The local housing landscape has shifted toward smaller groups, with the typical number of people per home falling from 3.1 in 2011 to 2.2 today.
2.2
▼ -29.0%
- 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 Gerroa — lower than 64% of areas.
| Gerroa | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2534, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 30% of residents now live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This rise in single-person homes helps explain why the typical household size is now a little below the state and national averages.
29.6% ▲ +138.8%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gerroa, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 39.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.2%, a figure that is a little below the national average and has risen slightly since 2011.
12.2% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gerroa, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (38%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 Gerroa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121042/gerroa/topic/family-households