Chatsworth · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Chatsworth

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of the families in Chatsworth are couples with children. This makes the area feel more family-oriented than many other places, with the typical home holding about 2.7 people.

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📍 Chatsworth, Suburb / Locality

Where Chatsworth sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Chatsworth — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Chatsworth2.7
3379, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Few people live by themselves here, with only 20% of households consisting of one person. This is well below the 25.9% seen across Victoria.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Chatsworth splits fairly evenly between 1 person (29%) and 3 people (29%), with 2 people at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51.2% of families, while 39% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.2%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

12.2%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Chatsworth, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Chatsworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20536/chatsworth/topic/family-households