2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gilgai · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Gilgai
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of single parents than the national average live in Gilgai (L), where nearly one in five families are headed by one parent. This suggests a local environment where many households rely on a single adult to manage the home and care for children.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Gilgai — higher than 64% of areas.
| Gilgai | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2360, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Gilgai (L) holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 23.9% of people live alone, this proportion has risen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
23.9% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gilgai, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.9% of the total, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 14.0%. This is the most common family type after couples with children, who account for 44.6% of families.
19.9% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gilgai, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 Gilgai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122060/gilgai/topic/family-households