2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Deloraine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Deloraine than in 2011, contributing to a trend of smaller households. This shift is reflected in the typical home now housing 2.3 people, which is lower than most other similar areas.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Deloraine — lower than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
About 30.4% of homes are occupied by a single person, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This has helped push the typical household size down since 2011, with 38.8% of homes now housing two people.
2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
30.4% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Deloraine, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.5% of families, while 36.9% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.9% of the total, a figure that has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
13.9% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Deloraine, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Deloraine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602021054/deloraine/topic/family-households