Gulargambone · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Gulargambone

How families and households are made up across the area.

Forty-one percent of people in Gulargambone live alone, a figure far above the national average. This high number of single-person households is the defining feature of the local living arrangements, which have shifted significantly over the last decade.

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📍 Gulargambone, Urban Centre

Where Gulargambone sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Gulargambone — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gulargambone2.3
2828, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This stable household size masks a big change, as the share of people living alone rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 41.2%.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

41.2% ▲ +38.1%

Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 29.8%
  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 41.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gulargambone, the largest group is 1 person at 42%, followed by 2 people (29%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 39.2% of the local total, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This figure has risen 21 points since 2011 and now equals the proportion of couples with children in the area.

39.2% ▲ +120.4%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 17.8%
  • 2016: 27.2%
  • 2021: 39.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Gulargambone splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (39%), with Couples without children at 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 Gulargambone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122064/gulargambone/topic/family-households