3.0 —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Craigieburn - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Craigieburn - Central, where the typical home holds 3.0 people. This is a family-heavy region where couples with children make up 64.4% of all families.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Craigieburn - Central — higher than 89% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than the national figure, though the usual size edged down slightly from 3.1 people in 2016 to 3.0 today. Only 19.5% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
3.0 —
Higher than 89% 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 Craigieburn - Central, the largest group is 2 people at 26%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.5% of the total, a figure well above the national average of 14.1%. This proportion has remained steady since 2016.
17.5% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Craigieburn - Central, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; One-parent families is next at 18%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Craigieburn - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051441/craigieburn-central/topic/family-households