2.4 —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Traralgon - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of homes in Traralgon - West are occupied by people living alone, which is well above the national figure. This mix of single-person households and family homes shapes the local landscape, with a typical household size of 2.4 people.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Traralgon - West — lower than 64% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, 29.3% of households consist of just one person, a rate that is well above the Victorian average of 25.9%.
2.4 —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.3% —
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Traralgon - West, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (14%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 55.5%, while one-parent families account for 15.1%. This last figure is higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Victorian average of 13.3%.
15.1% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Traralgon - West, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Traralgon - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205041494/traralgon-west/topic/family-households