2.6 —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Reservoir - North West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a roof in Reservoir - North West than in most similar areas, reflecting a community where family living is common. This is a place where only 22.8% of households consist of a single person, a figure well below the Victorian average.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Reservoir - North West — higher than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Two-person households are the most common at 34.1%, while those living alone are less common here than across the rest of the state.
2.6 —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
22.8% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Reservoir - North West, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.3%. Single-parent families account for 14.3% of the total, which is a higher proportion than seen in most similar areas.
14.3% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Reservoir - North West, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Reservoir - North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021524/reservoir-north-west/topic/family-households