Carboor · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Carboor

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Carboor are couples with children, making this the most common home arrangement. While the typical number of people per home matches the national figure, there is a notably high number of people living on their own.

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📍 Carboor, Suburb / Locality

Where Carboor sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Carboor — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Carboor2.5
3678, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.6% of people live alone, which is well above the state and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 36.1%, while the usual household size is 2.5 people.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.6% ▼ -2.0%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.2%
  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 30.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Carboor, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.3% of families here, followed by couples without children at 31.6%. One-parent families account for 11.8%, which is a little below the Australian and Victorian figures.

11.8% ▲ +15.9%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Carboor, 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 Carboor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20484/carboor/topic/family-households