Camperdown · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Camperdown

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Camperdown than in most similar areas, with 35.4% of households consisting of just one person. This creates a smaller typical household size compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Camperdown, Suburb / Locality

Where Camperdown sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Camperdown — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Camperdown2.2
3260, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A typical home in Camperdown holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Victorian and national figure of 2.5. This is partly because one-person homes are very common, making up 35.4% of all households.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.4% ▲ +8.8%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.6%
  • 2016: 33.8%
  • 2021: 35.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Camperdown splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 47.4% of families, while 14.9% are one-parent families. This last group is a little above the state average of 13.3% and higher than most similar areas.

14.9% ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.4%
  • 2016: 16.5%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Camperdown, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (15%).

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 Camperdown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20460/camperdown/topic/family-households