2.9 —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Doreen - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Doreen - South than in the typical Australian suburb. This area is mostly made up of larger households, with a typical home holding 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Doreen - South — higher than 86% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most areas, with 14.8% of people living alone—a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia. This is reflected in the household mix, where 28.1% of homes hold two people and 23.4% hold four.
2.9 —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
14.8% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Doreen - South splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (23%), with 3 people at 21%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 67.3%. One-parent families account for 14.6%, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
14.6% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Doreen - South, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Doreen - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041528/doreen-south/topic/family-households