2.6 —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Corio - Lovely Banks · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Corio - Lovely Banks have seen notable shifts over the last decade, with a striking number of single parents now raising children here. About 26% of families are headed by one parent, which is far above the national figure. This creates a local landscape where family needs differ significantly from the state average.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Corio - Lovely Banks — higher than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home in the area holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. While 26.9% of residents live alone, the most common household size is two people, making up 31.6% of all homes.
2.6 —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.9% —
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Corio - Lovely Banks splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 18%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.8% of the total, a figure that is far above both the state and national averages. Couples with children are the most common family type at 50.8%, followed by couples without children at 21.6%.
25.8% —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Corio - Lovely Banks, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; One-parent families is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Corio - Lovely Banks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021486/corio-lovely-banks/topic/family-households