2.3 —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Croydon - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Croydon - East
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 32% of homes in Croydon - East are occupied by just one person. This makes it a place where people living alone are much more common than in most other areas. While family groups still make up a large part of the neighborhood, the typical household is smaller than the state and national figures.
2.3
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- 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 Croydon - East — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures of 2.5. This smaller size is reflected in the 32.2% of residents who live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%.
32.2% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Croydon - East splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.9% of families, though one-parent families are a little more common here at 16.2% than the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has remained steady since 2016.
16.2% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Croydon - East, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Croydon - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031450/croydon-east/topic/family-households