2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gawler · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Gawler
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Gawler than in 2011, though the area remains a strong hub for families. While 27.5% of households are now single-person homes, one-parent families have also seen a noticeable increase over the last decade.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Gawler — higher than 57% of areas.
| Gawler | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5118, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Gawler holds 2.4 people, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the South Australian figure. Two-person households are the most common, making up 35.1% of the total.
27.5% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gawler, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.6% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Over half of all families here are couples with children, accounting for 52.5%.
18.6% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gawler, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL412001/gawler/topic/family-households