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.
Upper Goulburn Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Upper Goulburn Valley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 30% of people in Upper Goulburn Valley live alone, a figure well above the national average. This high number of single-person households means that homes here are typically smaller than in most other areas. Most households consist of just one or two people.
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 Upper Goulburn Valley — lower than 86% of areas.
| Upper Goulburn Valley | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.1% of residents live alone, which is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011. Because of this, the typical home has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 2.5.
30.1% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Upper Goulburn Valley, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 49.6% of families, while 35.1% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 14.3% of the total, which is about the same as the national and state figures.
14.3% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Upper Goulburn Valley, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 Upper Goulburn Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20401/upper-goulburn-valley/topic/family-households