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.
Southern Grampians · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Southern Grampians
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Southern Grampians than in most other parts of the country. This creates a distinct household landscape where 31.1% of homes are occupied by a single person, contributing to a smaller typical household size than across Victoria and Australia.
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 Southern Grampians — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and has edged down since 2011. While 38.1% of households contain two people, those living alone are a significant group, rising 3.5 percentage points over the last decade.
31.1% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Southern Grampians, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.3% of families here. One-parent families are much less common than in most areas, at 9.4%, which is well below both the Victorian and national figures.
9.4% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Southern Grampians, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Southern Grampians [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217011423/southern-grampians/topic/family-households