2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Caulfield South · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Well below the national average of 14.1%, only 9.1% of families in Caulfield South are headed by a single parent. This area is primarily made up of family households, with a typical home hosting 2.6 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Caulfield South — higher than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
About 24% of households consist of one person, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 32.9% of the total.
2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
24.0% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Caulfield South, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (20%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children dominate the local landscape at 65.2%. One-parent families are much less common here than in most other areas, sitting well below the Victorian average of 13.3%.
9.1% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Caulfield South, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Caulfield South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20524/caulfield-south/topic/family-households