2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Vermont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Vermont
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up a huge 67.9% of the local mix, making Vermont a strong stronghold for families. This focus on family life is reflected in the larger-than-usual household sizes seen across the area.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 Vermont — higher than 79% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with a typical size of 2.8 people. Fewer people live alone compared to the state, and this figure has dropped to 19.6% since 2011.
19.6% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Vermont splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 4 people (25%), with 1 person at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion of families has barely changed over the last ten years.
11.0% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Vermont, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Vermont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211041272/vermont/topic/family-households