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.
Longford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Longford
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Longford than in most similar areas, with nearly 30% of households consisting of just one person. This trend has grown since 2011 and contributes to a smaller typical home size than the national figure.
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 Longford — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas and has edged down since 2011. While 39% of households have two people, those living alone make up 29.7% of the area, a figure well above the Australian average.
29.7% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Longford, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.7% of the total, a proportion that is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure has risen by 3.4 points since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 47.3%.
16.7% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Longford, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (35%) 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 Longford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602031060/longford/topic/family-households