2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Horsham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Horsham
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 32% of people in Horsham live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This high number of single-person households means the typical home here is smaller than in most other areas. Overall, the community features a mix of family units and a significant population of solo residents.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 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 Horsham — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Horsham holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. This is driven by the 32.7% of residents who live alone—a proportion that has risen since 2011 and is much higher than in most other areas.
32.7% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Horsham splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families here are couples with children, while 30.6% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 15.7% of the total, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
15.7% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Horsham, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Horsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011388/horsham/topic/family-households