Anderson · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Anderson

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples without children make up the largest share of households in Anderson, at 65%. This small community is mostly made up of pairs and families, with almost no single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Anderson, Suburb / Locality

Where Anderson sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Anderson — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Anderson2.4
3995, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

There are typically 2.4 people per home, which is about the same as the figure for Victoria and Australia.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Anderson, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 0% of the total, a figure far below the national average of 14.1% and much lower than most other areas.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Anderson, Couples without children is the majority at 62%; Couples with children is next at 38%.

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 Anderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20044/anderson/topic/family-households