2.7 —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Clayton - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Clayton - Central
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Clayton - Central have remained steady, with the typical home now hosting 2.7 people. The area is dominated by family living, with over half of all households consisting of couples with children.
2.7
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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 Clayton - Central — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Few people live alone here, at 21.6%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are shared, with 31.5% of households containing two people and 20.2% holding three.
21.6% —
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Clayton - Central, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.6% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 12.2%, which is a little below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
12.2% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Clayton - Central, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Clayton - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051568/clayton-central/topic/family-households