2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Latrobe - Gippsland · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Latrobe - Gippsland
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 30% of people live alone in Latrobe - Gippsland, a figure well above the national average. This trend contributes to smaller households compared to most other areas. While half of the local families are couples with children, the region sees a high proportion of single-person homes.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Latrobe - Gippsland — lower than 86% of areas.
| Latrobe - Gippsland | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This small size is driven by the 30.3% of people living alone—a share that has risen since 2011 and is now much higher than in most other areas.
30.3% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 84% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Latrobe - Gippsland, 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 50.3% of families, while 34% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 14.9% of the total, which is a little above the Victorian average and has barely changed over the last decade.
14.9% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Latrobe - Gippsland, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; 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 Latrobe - Gippsland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/205/latrobe-gippsland/topic/family-households