2.7 —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sunbury - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family sizes in Sunbury - West have shifted over the last decade to become larger than in most similar areas. The typical home now holds 2.7 people, which is slightly more than the state and national figures.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Sunbury - West — higher than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
Far fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of Victoria and Australia, with only 19.5% of households being single-person. Most homes contain two people (33%) or three people (19.2%).
2.7 —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
19.5% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Sunbury - West, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the local families at 61.1%. One-parent families represent 14.8% of the total, which is a little above the Victorian average.
14.8% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Sunbury - West, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Sunbury - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210041541/sunbury-west/topic/family-households