2.2 —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Brunswick - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households have become the norm in Brunswick - North, where 33% of people now live alone. This is well above the national figure of 25.6%, reflecting a shift toward single-person living in the area.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Brunswick - North — lower than 86% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common, making up 36% of all homes.
2.2 —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.0% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Brunswick - North splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 16%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 46.8% of families, while couples without children account for 39.6%. One-parent families represent 11.2% of the total, which is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
11.2% —
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Brunswick - North, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Brunswick - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011495/brunswick-north/topic/family-households