2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.6
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Capels Crossing · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 82.6% of families in Capels Crossing, forming the largest household group in the area. While family life is central here, homes tend to be slightly smaller than the national figure, with fewer people living under one roof.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Capels Crossing — lower than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes in the area typically hold 2.3 people, which is lower than most other areas and a little below the 2.5 people seen across Victoria and Australia.
2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Capels Crossing, 2 people is the majority at 64%; 1 person is next at 36%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 13.0% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Victorian average.
13.0% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Capels Crossing, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 15%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Capels Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20477/capels-crossing/topic/family-households