2.7 ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Casey · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Casey
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are sharing each home in Casey than they were ten years ago, with the typical household size dropping from 3.1 to 2.7 people since 2011. This shift is mirrored by a rise in people living alone, though the area remains dominated by families with children.
2.7
▼ -12.9%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 2 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 3 areas
- 2.3: 23 areas
- 2.4: 27 areas
- 2.5: 26 areas
- 2.6: 22 areas
- 2.7: 16 areas
- 2.8: 8 areas
- 2.9: 9 areas
- 3.0: 5 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 2 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Casey — higher than 71% of areas.
| Casey | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. While 21.2% of residents live alone—a figure that has risen by 5 points since 2011—this is still well below the Victorian and national figures.
21.2% ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Casey, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.3% of families in Casey. One-parent families account for 12.5%, a figure that is lower than most areas and has fallen by 2.9 points since 2011.
12.5% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Casey, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Casey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED206/casey/topic/family-households