3.0 —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pakenham - South West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than three people typically share a home in Pakenham - South West, making it a crowded place to live compared to most areas. This community is dominated by larger households and family units, with very few people living by themselves.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Pakenham - South West — higher than 89% of areas.
Average household size.
An average of 3.0 people live in each home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with only 18.4% of people living alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
3.0 —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
18.4% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Pakenham - South West, the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (18%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 65.1%. One-parent families account for 16.1% of the total, which is a little above the Victorian average of 13.3%.
16.1% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Pakenham - South West, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Pakenham - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011552/pakenham-south-west/topic/family-households