2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Camberwell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Camberwell
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer single-parent families live in Camberwell than in the rest of the country. This is a family-heavy area where nearly two-thirds of all households are couples raising children. While most homes hold about 2.6 people, the area has seen a slight rise in people living alone since 2011.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Camberwell — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here at 32.8%, though the number of people living alone has grown to 23.4%. This is slightly below the national figure of 25.6%.
23.4% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Camberwell, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64.6% of families, while one-parent families account for only 9.5%. This last figure is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
9.5% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Camberwell, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Camberwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011149/camberwell/topic/family-households