2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Loddon - Elmore · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Loddon - Elmore
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people live alone in Loddon - Elmore, a figure well above the Victorian and national averages. This preference for smaller living arrangements means households here are generally smaller than in most other areas. While couples with children remain the most common family type, a high number of single-person homes shapes the local landscape.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Loddon - Elmore — lower than 86% of areas.
| Loddon - Elmore | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in the area hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and has edged down since 2011. This is reflected in the fact that 29.5% of residents live alone, a rate well above the state and national averages.
29.5% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Loddon - Elmore, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with one parent make up 11.1% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national average. Most families are couples, with 52.7% having children and 35% without.
11.1% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Loddon - Elmore, 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 Loddon - Elmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20203/loddon-elmore/topic/family-households