Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan · Sub-region (SA3)

Family & Households in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 29% of people in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan live alone, which is higher than most similar areas. This means one-person households are more common here than in the rest of the state. The region generally follows national patterns for home size, with most households containing two or fewer people.

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📍 Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 1.0: 1 area
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 0 areas
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 4 areas
  • 2.0: 3 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 17 areas
  • 2.3: 60 areas
  • 2.4: 55 areas
  • 2.5: 57 areas
  • 2.6: 43 areas
  • 2.7: 19 areas
  • 2.8: 27 areas
  • 2.9: 16 areas
  • 3.0: 13 areas
  • 3.1: 6 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 1 area
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 1 area
  • 3.9: 0 areas
  • 4.0: 1 area

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan2.4
Rest of Vic. 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.4% of residents live by themselves, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011. With an average of 2.4 people per home, the area is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.4% ▲ +5.6%

Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 26.9%
  • 2016: 28.5%
  • 2021: 28.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.7% of families, while one-parent families account for 11.5%. This last figure is much lower than most other areas and has fallen since 2011.

11.5% ▼ -9.9%

Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20102/creswick-daylesford-ballan/topic/family-households