2.5 ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Goolgowi · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Goolgowi
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 25.0% of households in Goolgowi, a figure far above the national average. While family structures vary, the area maintains a steady household size and a mix of family types. This creates a residential profile that differs significantly from the typical New South Wales town.
2.5
▼ -10.7%
- 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 Goolgowi — higher than 64% of areas.
| Goolgowi | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2652, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Goolgowi holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 26.4% of people live alone, this proportion has risen by 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
26.4% ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Goolgowi, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About half of all families here are couples with children, though the 25.0% share of one-parent families remains much higher than most areas. This figure is 11 points above both the state and national averages, despite falling since 2011.
25.0% ▼ -30.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Goolgowi, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by One-parent families (25%) and Couples without children (22%).
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 Goolgowi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122062/goolgowi/topic/family-households