2.4 —
Lower than 71% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rest of Vic. · Capital City
Family & Households in Rest of Vic.
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest family group in Rest of Vic., where 52.9% of families fit this description. This broad region has a balanced household mix, with typical home sizes remaining steady over the last few years.
2.4
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- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 0 areas
- 2.1: 0 areas
- 2.2: 0 areas
- 2.3: 3 areas
- 2.4: 4 areas
- 2.5: 4 areas
- 2.6: 4 areas
- 2.7: 1 area
- 2.8: 0 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 1 area
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Rest of Vic. — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 30% of people live alone, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most homes house two people (36.4%), while the typical household size of 2.4 people has barely changed since 2016.
29.3% —
Higher than 81% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Rest of Vic., the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 14.7% of the total, a figure that is a little above the Victorian average and has remained steady since 2016. Couples without children account for another 31.5% of families.
14.7% —
Higher than 51% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rest of Vic., Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without 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 Rest of Vic. [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/2RVIC/rest-of-vic/topic/family-households