2.6 —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Doncaster East - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Doncaster East - South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 63.9% of families in Doncaster East - South, a high proportion that shapes the local housing landscape. Most homes are shared, with few people living alone compared to other areas. This creates a community focused heavily on family units.
2.6
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- 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 Doncaster East - South — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and has barely changed since 2016. This is reflected in the fact that only 23.0% of households consist of one person, a figure a little below the Victorian and national averages.
23.0% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Doncaster East - South, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures are dominated by couples with children, who make up 63.9% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.0% of the mix, which is about the same as the state average and has remained steady since 2016.
13.0% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Doncaster East - South, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Doncaster East - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021425/doncaster-east-south/topic/family-households