Caroline Springs · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Caroline Springs

How families and households are made up across the area.

A little more than 3 people live in the typical home in Caroline Springs, which is higher than the state and national figures. This area is defined by large households, with few people living alone compared to other parts of Australia.

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📍 Caroline Springs, Suburb / Locality

Where Caroline Springs sits — Average household size

3.1 → 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 Caroline Springs — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Caroline Springs3.1
3023, VIC 3.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The usual home here is larger than most, with 26.2% of households holding four people. Only 14.5% of people live alone, a figure that is far below the 25.9% seen across Victoria.

3.1 → 0.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.5% ▲ +14.4%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.7%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Caroline Springs splits fairly evenly between 4 people (26%) and 2 people (23%), with 3 people at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 71.8%. One-parent families account for 13.6% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the national figure.

13.6% ▲ +21.9%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 13.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Caroline Springs, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 14%.

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 Caroline Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20500/caroline-springs/topic/family-households