2.7 —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
The Basin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in The Basin
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in The Basin compared to the rest of Victoria, where 18.6% of households are single-person homes. This area is dominated by larger households and families, with 63% of families consisting of couples with children.
2.7
—
- 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 The Basin — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. While one-person households rose slightly since 2016, they remain well below the state and national averages.
18.6% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In The Basin, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 63% of families in The Basin. One-parent families account for 12.1% of the total, a figure that is a little below both the state and national levels and has barely changed since 2016.
12.1% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Basin, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for The Basin
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in The Basin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011449/the-basin/topic/family-households