Strathbogie · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Strathbogie

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher proportion of people live alone in Strathbogie compared to the rest of the country. This trend helps explain why the typical home here is smaller than usual, with only 2.2 people per household.

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📍 Strathbogie, Council (LGA)

Where Strathbogie sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Strathbogie — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Strathbogie2.2
Rest of Vic. 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Roughly 32.9% of households are people living alone, a figure well above the national average that has risen since 2011. Most homes contain either two people (41.0%) or one person (32.9%).

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.9% ▲ +6.9%

Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 30.8%
  • 2016: 32.8%
  • 2021: 32.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Strathbogie, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 44.7% of families, while 40.3% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

13.9% ▲ +5.9%

Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 13.1%
  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Strathbogie splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families at 14%.

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 Strathbogie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26430/strathbogie/topic/family-households