Carwarp · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Carwarp

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family structures in Carwarp have remained steady, but the area stands out for having very few single-parent homes. It is a place where households are typically larger than average, with over half of all families consisting of couples raising children.

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📍 Carwarp, Suburb / Locality

Where Carwarp sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Carwarp — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Carwarp2.9
3494, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Carwarp are larger than most, with an average of 2.9 people per dwelling. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, and only 19% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.0%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 41.4%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Carwarp, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 5 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 53.6%. Notably, there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Carwarp, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Carwarp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20509/carwarp/topic/family-households