1.9 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.5
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Basalt · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Basalt
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live in each home in Basalt than in most similar areas. With just 1.9 people per household, the area is well below the state and national figures of 2.5.
1.9
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- 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 Basalt — lower than 89% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Basalt holds only 1.9 people, which is much lower than most other areas and well below the national figure.
Household size
View on map →In Basalt, 1 person is the majority at 67%; 2 people is next at 33%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
The most common family composition is Couples without children at 38%, ahead of Couples with children (25%).
Family composition
View on map →In Basalt, the largest group is Couples without children at 43%, followed by Couples with children (29%) and One-parent families (29%).
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 Basalt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20163/basalt/topic/family-households