Capels Crossing · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Capels Crossing

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.

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📍 Capels Crossing, Suburb / Locality

Where Capels Crossing sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Capels Crossing — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Capels Crossing2.3
3579, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Capels Crossing, 2 people is the majority at 64%; 1 person is next at 36%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Capels Crossing, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 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 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