2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Charam · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Charam
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher share of single-parent families is the most striking feature of home life in Charam. While the typical number of people living in each home matches state and national figures, the makeup of these households differs significantly from the rest of the country.
2.5
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- 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 Charam — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
There are usually 2.5 people living in each home, which is about the same as the typical household size for Victoria and Australia.
Household size
View on map →In Charam, 2 people is the majority at 73%; 1 person is next at 27%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 21.2% of the area, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1%. This is much higher than most other similar areas, where couples without children (54.5%) and couples with children (42.4%) are more common.
21.2% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Charam, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (36%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 Charam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20532/charam/topic/family-households