2.9 ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
La Trobe · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in La Trobe
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a home in La Trobe than in most other areas, with a typical household of 2.9 people. This shift toward larger living arrangements is mirrored by a sharp drop in people living alone, who now make up only 17.7% of the community.
2.9
▲ +20.8%
- 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 La Trobe — higher than 86% of areas.
| La Trobe | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual household size has grown from 2.4 people in 2011 to 2.9 today, which is a little above the national figure. This is reflected in the low number of single-person homes, which fell 12 points over the decade to just 17.7%.
17.7% ▼ -40.5%
Lower than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In La Trobe, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 67.2%. One-parent families account for 12.1%, a figure that is a little below the Australian average and has fallen since 2011.
12.1% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In La Trobe, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next 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 La Trobe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED227/la-trobe/topic/family-households