2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Avenel · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Avenel
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Avenel than in most similar areas, with 28.4% of households made up of just one person. This contributes to a smaller typical household size across the town compared to state and national figures.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Avenel — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Avenel generally hold fewer people than the Victorian and Australian typical of 2.5, averaging 2.3 people. Two-person households are the most common at 38.5%, while 28.4% of residents live alone.
28.4% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Avenel, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Half of all families in Avenel are couples with children. One-parent families make up 13.8% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
13.8% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Avenel, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Avenel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20086/avenel/topic/family-households