3.5 —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Truganina - South West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large households are the norm in Truganina - South West, where an average of 3.5 people live in each home. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, creating a local landscape dominated by busy family life rather than single-person dwellings.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Truganina - South West — higher than 99% of areas.
Average household size.
With 3.5 people per home, this area has some of the highest household sizes at this level. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 10.1%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.9%.
3.5 —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
10.1% —
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Truganina - South West splits fairly evenly between 4 people (26%) and 3 people (22%), with 2 people at 19%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 77.2%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.5% of the total, which is much lower than most other areas and well below the national average.
10.5% —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Truganina - South West, Couples with children is the majority at 77%; Couples without children is next at 11%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Truganina - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051588/truganina-south-west/topic/family-households