Chapple Vale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Chapple Vale

How families and households are made up across the area.

A strong focus on traditional family structures shapes daily life in Chapple Vale, where two-thirds of families include children. This small community sees a much lower rate of single-parent homes compared to both the state and national figures.

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📍 Chapple Vale, Suburb / Locality

Where Chapple Vale sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Chapple Vale — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Chapple Vale2.4
3239, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Chapple Vale holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the figure for Victoria and Australia.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Chapple Vale, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 5 people (31%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up 66.7% of the total, while one-parent families are much less common at 10%, well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

Family composition

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In Chapple Vale, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (43%) and One-parent families (8%).

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 Chapple Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20531/chapple-vale/topic/family-households