2.9 —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pakenham - North West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Pakenham - North West
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 3 people live in the typical home in Pakenham - North West, which is a little above the national figure. This area is shaped by large households and a very low number of people living alone compared to most other places.
2.9
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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 Pakenham - North West — higher than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are often crowded, with 2.9 people per dwelling and only 16% of people living alone. This is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia, with 30.7% of households containing two people and 21.4% holding four.
16.0% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Pakenham - North West, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most homes are headed by couples with children, making up 64.6% of families. One-parent families account for 14.2% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the Victorian average.
14.2% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Pakenham - North West, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Pakenham - North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011550/pakenham-north-west/topic/family-households