2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Castlemaine Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Castlemaine Surrounds
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of residents in Castlemaine Surrounds live alone, which is well above the national figure. This trend contributes to the area having smaller typical households than most other similar places. This shift has become more common over the last decade.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Castlemaine Surrounds — lower than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.2 people, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has edged down since 2011. Two-person households are the most common, making up 41.1% of all homes.
29.9% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Castlemaine Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.2% of families, while couples without children account for 39.9%. One-parent families make up 10.9%, which is well below the Australian figure and has fallen since 2011.
10.9% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Castlemaine Surrounds, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 Castlemaine Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021028/castlemaine-surrounds/topic/family-households