Carlisle River · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Carlisle River

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Carlisle River are couples with children, making this the most common household type. The area is sparsely populated across its 191.2 square kilometre expanse, with a typical home holding slightly fewer people than the national figure.

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📍 Carlisle River, Suburb / Locality

Where Carlisle River 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 Carlisle River — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Carlisle River2.3
3239, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here tend to be smaller than usual, with 2.3 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. The most common arrangement is a two-person home, which accounts for 39.3% of all households.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.6%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.7%
  • 2021: 24.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Carlisle River, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.4% of families, while those without children account for 35.7%. One-parent families represent 11.9% of the total, which is a little below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

11.9%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Carlisle River, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Carlisle River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20493/carlisle-river/topic/family-households