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.
Murray River - Swan Hill · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Murray River - Swan Hill
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are a defining feature of daily life in Murray River - Swan Hill, where nearly one third of all homes are occupied by just one person. This trend contributes to a typical home size of 2.3 people, which is lower than the figure for both Victoria and Australia.
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 Murray River - Swan Hill — lower than 86% of areas.
| Murray River - Swan Hill | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.7% of people here live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Because so many people live by themselves, the typical home holds fewer people than most other areas.
30.7% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Murray River - Swan Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.5% of families, while those without children account for 33.9%. One-parent families represent 13.3% of the total, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
13.3% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Murray River - Swan Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Murray River - Swan Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21503/murray-river-swan-hill/topic/family-households