3.4 —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes have grown significantly since 2011, making Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton a place of large homes. The typical home now holds 3.4 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This trend is driven by a very high number of families with children living together.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton — higher than 99% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes here are much larger than most, with 3.4 people per home compared to 2.5 across Australia. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 12.7%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.9%.
3.4 —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
12.7% —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton splits fairly evenly between 2 people (22%) and 4 people (21%), with 3 people at 19%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 71.4%. One-parent families account for 15.4% of the total, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
15.4% —
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; One-parent families is next at 15%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051544/roxburgh-park-somerton/topic/family-households