Seymour · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Seymour

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people have lived alone in Seymour since 2011, contributing to a shift in how the community lives. The area now sees a much higher proportion of single-person households than most similar places, with 34.1% of homes housing only one person.

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📍 Seymour, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Seymour sits — Average household size

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 Seymour — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Seymour2.2
3660, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Seymour are smaller than typical, with just 2.2 people per household. This is a little below the Victorian and national figures, and the number has edged down since 2011.

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.

34.1% ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 32.9%
  • 2016: 34.1%
  • 2021: 34.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Seymour splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 24.4% of the total, which is far above the state and national averages. This figure is among the highest for similar areas and rose slightly over the last decade.

24.4% ▲ +4.8%

Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 23.3%
  • 2016: 23.7%
  • 2021: 24.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Seymour, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (24%).

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 Seymour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204011059/seymour/topic/family-households