Craigieburn - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Craigieburn - Central

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.

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📍 Craigieburn - Central, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Craigieburn - Central sits — Average household size

3.0 —
  • 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 Craigieburn - Central — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Craigieburn - Central3.0
3064, VIC 3.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.5% —

Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 19.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Craigieburn - Central, the largest group is 2 people at 26%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Craigieburn - Central, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; One-parent families is next at 18%.

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 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