2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Portland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Portland
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher proportions of single-person homes and one-parent families mark Portland compared to most similar areas. The town sees a typical household size of 2.2 people, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures. This reflects a community where smaller living arrangements are far more common than the norm.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Portland — lower than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Single people make up 32.2% of households, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. These small homes help explain why Portland's typical household size of 2.2 people is lower than the state average.
32.2% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Portland, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, making up 17.2% of families. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, though the proportion has barely changed since 2011.
17.2% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Portland, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (36%) 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 Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217011422/portland/topic/family-households