Anglesea · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Anglesea

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Anglesea are couples with children, making this the most common family type in the area. While families are common, the typical home is smaller than the national figure, with a higher proportion of people living alone compared to most other areas.

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Where Anglesea sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Anglesea — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Anglesea2.2
3230, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A little fewer than 2.5 people live in the typical home, which is lower than most areas. This is partly because 28.4% of residents live alone, a figure a little above both the Victorian and national averages.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.4% ▼ -5.5%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.1%
  • 2016: 31.4%
  • 2021: 28.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Anglesea, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 7.6% of the total, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Couples without children are also very common, accounting for 43.4% of families.

7.6% ▼ -40.7%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 7.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Anglesea, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (43%) and One-parent families (8%).

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 Anglesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20046/anglesea/topic/family-households