3.3 —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Craigieburn - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
An average of 3.3 people per home in Craigieburn - West is well above the national figure of 2.5. This area is mostly made up of larger households, with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country. It is a place where the vast majority of homes are occupied by families.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Craigieburn - West — higher than 97% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes here are much more crowded than usual, with 24.7% of households containing four people. Only 14.3% of people live alone, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.9%.
3.3 —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
14.3% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Craigieburn - West splits fairly evenly between 4 people (25%) and 3 people (21%), with 2 people at 21%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 73.9%. One-parent families account for 11.6% of the total, which is a little below the national rate of 14.1%.
11.6% —
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Craigieburn - West, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 14%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Craigieburn - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051543/craigieburn-west/topic/family-households