2.0 ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Goolwa · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Goolwa
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Goolwa are couples without children, making this the most common family type. This trend contributes to a smaller household size than across the country, with many more residents living alone than the national figure.
2.0
▼ -13.0%
- 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 Goolwa — lower than 86% of areas.
| Goolwa | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 5214, SA | 2.0 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Goolwa has just 2.0 people, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011. This is reflected in the 35.2% of people living alone, which is well above both the state and national figures.
35.2% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Goolwa, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up 55.3% of families here, while 30.7% are couples with children. One-parent families account for 12.8%, which is a little below the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
12.8% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Goolwa, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 31%.
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 Goolwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL414001/goolwa/topic/family-households