3.0 —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Point Cook - North East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Three people per home is the usual for Point Cook - North East, which is a little above the national figure. This is a family-focused area where very few people live alone, making it much different from the typical Victorian suburb.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Point Cook - North East — higher than 89% of areas.
Average household size.
Crowded homes are common here, with 26% of households fitting in four people. Only 15.3% of residents live alone, which is far 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.
15.3% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Point Cook - North East splits fairly evenly between 4 people (26%) and 2 people (25%), with 3 people at 21%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 71.4%. One-parent families account for 11.3% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
11.3% —
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Point Cook - North East, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Point Cook - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051580/point-cook-north-east/topic/family-households