Carlyle · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Carlyle

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Carlyle than in most similar areas, making it a place where households are predominantly shared. With a typical size of 2.5 people, it mirrors the state and national figures while showing a very low rate of single-person homes.

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📍 Carlyle, Suburb / Locality

Where Carlyle sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Carlyle — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Carlyle2.5
3685, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Just 9.7% of people here live alone, which is far below the Victorian and national figures of around 26%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 48.4% of all households.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.7%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Carlyle, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 4 people (26%) and 3 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are completely absent here, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 56.1% having children and 53% without.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Carlyle, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 49%.

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 Carlyle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20497/carlyle/topic/family-households