Carisbrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Carisbrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 30% of people in Carisbrook live on their own, which is well above the national figure. This high number of single-person homes creates a bit of a split in the area's living patterns, where many people live alone while the majority still live in family groups.

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📍 Carisbrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Carisbrook sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Carisbrook — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Carisbrook2.5
3464, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 29.2% of people here live alone, which is well above the 25.6% seen across Australia. Despite this, the typical home size of 2.5 people is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.2% ▲ +13.3%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.8%
  • 2016: 24.7%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Carisbrook splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.5% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 10.3%, which is a little below the Victorian average and well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.3% ▼ -14.8%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 13.1%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Carisbrook, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Carisbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20492/carisbrook/topic/family-households