2.5 —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Croydon - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Croydon - West
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Croydon - West are couples with children. This creates a balanced mix of households, though a notably high number of people here live on their own. The typical home size has remained steady for several years.
2.5
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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 - West — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 27.4% of people live alone, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the Victorian figure. Most homes contain two people (33%), while the typical household size of 2.5 people has barely changed since 2016.
27.4% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Croydon - West, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.9% of families, while 26.7% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.6% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the national average and has fallen slightly since 2016.
13.6% —
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Croydon - West, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031451/croydon-west/topic/family-households