Truganina - South West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Truganina - South West

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.

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📍 Truganina - South West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Truganina - South West sits — Average household size

3.5
  • 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 Truganina - South West — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Truganina - South West3.5
3029, VIC 3.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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%.

Household size

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Truganina - South West splits fairly evenly between 4 people (26%) and 3 people (22%), with 2 people at 19%.

Families

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.

Family composition

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In Truganina - South West, Couples with children is the majority at 77%; 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 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