Calulu · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Calulu

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household sizes in Calulu have shifted since 2011, now averaging 2.9 people per home. This is a little above the national figure and marks Calulu as an area where larger living arrangements are much more common than in most other places.

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Where Calulu sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +11.5%
  • 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 Calulu — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Calulu2.9
3875, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Almost half of all homes house two people, while just 6.8% of residents live alone. This rate of single-person households is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia and is among the lowest for similar areas.

2.9 ▲ +11.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

6.8% ▼ -70.8%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.2%
  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Calulu, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 3 people (16%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Over half of the families here are couples with children, making up 53% of the total. One-parent families account for 10.7%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

10.7% ▼ -2.6%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Calulu, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Calulu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20451/calulu/topic/family-households