Black Range · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Black Range

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Black Range than in most similar areas, creating a community where most households are shared. With a typical home holding 2.6 people, the area has a higher density of multi-person households compared to much of the country.

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Where Black Range sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Black Range — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Black Range2.6
3381, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 15.3% of people live alone, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.9%. This is reflected in the household mix, where 44.4% of homes are shared by two people.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.3%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.4%
  • 2021: 15.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Black Range, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (16%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Nearly half of all families are couples with children (46.5%), while 40.9% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 13.8% of the total, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas.

13.8%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Black Range, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Black Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20250/black-range/topic/family-households