3.4 —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Point Cook - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Point Cook - South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Some of the largest households in the region are found in Point Cook - South, where the typical home holds 3.4 people. This high density is driven by a huge number of couples with children, while very few residents live on their own.
3.4
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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 Point Cook - South — higher than 99% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are much more crowded than the national figure of 2.5 people, with 34.1% of households containing four people. Only 8.6% of residents live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
8.6% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Point Cook - South, the largest group is 4 people at 34%, followed by 3 people (25%) and 2 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up nearly 80% of all families in the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for just 9.1%, which is well below the 14.1% national average.
9.1% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Point Cook - South, Couples with children is the majority at 80%; Couples without children is next at 11%.
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 Point Cook - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051466/point-cook-south/topic/family-households