2.6 —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Croydon South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Croydon South
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share each home in Croydon South than in most other similar areas. This is a place where family living dominates, with 61.2% of households being couples with children. It is far less common for people to live alone here than across the rest of the state.
2.6
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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 South — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. While 21.8% of residents live alone—a figure that rose 2.2 points since 2016—this is still well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
21.8% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Croydon South, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the local population at 61.2%. One-parent families account for 13.7% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the national average and has fallen slightly since 2016.
13.7% —
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Croydon South, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031452/croydon-south/topic/family-households