2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Torquay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Torquay
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Torquay compared to the rest of the state, with only 19.2% of households consisting of one person. This is well below the Victorian figure of 25.9% and points to a community dominated by larger family groups.
2.7
→ 0.0%
- 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 Torquay — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Torquay holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and has remained steady since 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 34.2%, while those with four people make up 20.9%.
19.2% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Torquay, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 65% of the local mix. One-parent families are among the lowest at this level, at 8.5%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and has fallen since 2011.
8.5% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Torquay, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Torquay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031053/torquay/topic/family-households