2.7 —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Epping - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Epping - South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 20% of families in Epping - South are led by a single parent, a figure well above the Victorian and national averages. This area is dominated by larger households and family units, with the typical home holding 2.7 people. While one-person homes have become more common, they remain less frequent here than in most other areas.
2.7
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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 Epping - South — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Epping - South hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. About 22.8% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
22.8% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Epping - South, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.2% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is the most common family type after couples with children, who make up 56.1% of the area.
19.2% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Epping - South, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Epping - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041432/epping-south/topic/family-households