2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Carrum Downs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Carrum Downs
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-parent homes defines daily life in Carrum Downs, where 19.1% of families are led by one parent. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While most homes here house couples with children, the area has seen a rise in people living alone.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Carrum Downs — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Carrum Downs holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, more people are living by themselves now, with the share of single-person households rising to 26.7% since 2011.
26.7% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Carrum Downs splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.9% of families here. The number of one-parent families is much higher than in most other areas, sitting well above the Victorian average of 13.3%.
19.1% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Carrum Downs, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Carrum Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214011370/carrum-downs/topic/family-households