Avon Plains · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Avon Plains

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in Avon Plains than in most similar areas. The typical household is smaller than those across Victoria and Australia, with an average of 2.3 people per dwelling.

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Where Avon Plains sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Avon Plains — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Avon Plains2.3
3477, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.3 people per home, household size is lower than most areas. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia, which both sit at 2.5.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples with children at 100%, ahead of One-parent families (67%).

Family composition

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In Avon Plains, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families is next at 40%.

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 Avon Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20088/avon-plains/topic/family-households