1.8 → 0.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Carlton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Carlton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Single-person households have fallen slightly since 2011 in Carlton, though they still dominate the local housing landscape. This area is defined by small living arrangements, with a typical home holding just 1.8 people—well below the national figure of 2.5.
1.8
→ 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 Carlton — lower than 99% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Almost half of all homes in Carlton are occupied by one person, a figure far above the Australian average of 25.6%. This explains why the area has among the lowest number of people per home at this level.
45.4% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Carlton, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 2 people (37%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children are the most common family type at 48.9%. While one-parent families make up 14.8% of the total, this is a little above the Victorian average and has fallen since 2011.
14.8% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Carlton, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (29%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 Carlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041117/carlton/topic/family-households