2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Echuca · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Echuca
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Echuca than the national figure, with nearly 30% of households consisting of just one person. This trend has grown since 2011 and contributes to the area having fewer people per home than the typical Australian household. Overall, the community is shaped by a mix of single-person homes and traditional family units.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Echuca — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Echuca holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. Single-person households are common at 29.9%, a figure well above the state average that has risen steadily since 2011.
29.9% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Echuca, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.5% of the total, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. Nearly half of all families are couples with children, while a third are couples without children.
16.5% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Echuca, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Echuca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216011406/echuca/topic/family-households