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.
Swan Hill Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Swan Hill Surrounds
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 10.5% of families in Swan Hill Surrounds are led by a single parent, which is well below the national figure. This area is largely defined by stable family units and typical household sizes that mirror trends seen across Victoria and 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 Swan Hill Surrounds — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 25.2% of people here live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011. With a typical 2.5 people per home, the area sits right in the middle compared to other similar places.
25.2% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Swan Hill Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.3% of families, while 33.1% are couples without children. The proportion of one-parent families is much lower than in most other areas.
10.5% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Swan Hill Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 Swan Hill Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215031405/swan-hill-surrounds/topic/family-households