3.3 ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cardigan Village · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes are a standout feature of Cardigan Village, where the typical household size is among the highest for similar areas. With 3.3 people per home, this is well above the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. This trend is driven by a high number of large families and very few people living alone.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cardigan Village — higher than 91% of areas.
Average household size.
Only 11.2% of people live alone here, which is far below the 25.6% national average. This is reflected in the household mix, where 26.1% of homes hold four people and 15.6% hold five.
3.3 ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
11.2% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Cardigan Village splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (26%), with 3 people at 16%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Most households are families, with couples with children making up 74% of the total. One-parent families account for 10.2%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
10.2% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Cardigan Village, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cardigan Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20486/cardigan-village/topic/family-households