2.3 ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
French Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in French Island
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of households in French Island are occupied by just one person, creating a distinct living pattern for the area. While the typical home holds 2.3 people, this is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The community is largely split between couples and single residents.
2.3
▲ +15.0%
- 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 French Island — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes are much more common here than in most areas, though this fell 11 percentage points since 2011 to 35.2%. Two-person households are the most frequent at 46.3%, and the typical home size has risen slightly since 2011.
35.2% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In French Island, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (7%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 44.4% of families, while those without children account for 42.2%. One-parent families are much less common than in most areas at 10.0%, which is well below the national and state figures.
10.0% ▲ +62.5%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →French Island splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (46%) and Couples without children (44%), with One-parent families at 10%.
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 French Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205031088/french-island/topic/family-households