2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Horsham Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Horsham Surrounds
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of single-person households has shifted the home life in Horsham Surrounds since 2011. While the typical home holds 2.5 people, the area is now marked by a much lower rate of one-parent families compared to the rest of the country.
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 Horsham Surrounds — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The number of people living alone rose to 24.8% since 2011, though this remains slightly below the Victorian figure. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 38.5% of all households.
24.8% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Horsham Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Only 9.0% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most frequent family type at 57.2%.
9.0% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Horsham Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011389/horsham-surrounds/topic/family-households