Corangamite · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Corangamite

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Corangamite are couples with children. This is the most common family type in the area, though a growing number of residents now live by themselves.

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📍 Corangamite, Council (LGA)

Where Corangamite sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -8.0%
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 1 area
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 5 areas
  • 1.9: 5 areas
  • 2.0: 9 areas
  • 2.1: 26 areas
  • 2.2: 77 areas
  • 2.3: 107 areas
  • 2.4: 90 areas
  • 2.5: 83 areas
  • 2.6: 39 areas
  • 2.7: 30 areas
  • 2.8: 18 areas
  • 2.9: 13 areas
  • 3.0: 3 areas
  • 3.1: 9 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 4 areas
  • 3.5: 5 areas
  • 3.6: 1 area
  • 3.7: 3 areas
  • 3.8: 2 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 2 areas
  • 4.3: 0 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 1 area

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Corangamite — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Corangamite2.3
Rest of Vic. 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.4% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Because more people are living solo, the typical number of people per home has fallen to 2.3.

2.3 ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.4% ▲ +7.9%

Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 28.2%
  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 30.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Corangamite, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51.9% of families, while couples without children account for 34.1%. One-parent families make up 12.8% of the total, which is a little below the Australian average.

12.8% ▲ +5.8%

Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 12.6%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Corangamite, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Corangamite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21830/corangamite/topic/family-households