Chiltern Valley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Chiltern Valley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family life in Chiltern Valley has remained remarkably stable over the last decade, with few of the shifts seen in larger towns. The area is now dominated by couples, with more than half of all families having children and no one-parent families recorded at all.

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📍 Chiltern Valley, Suburb / Locality

Where Chiltern Valley sits — Average household size

2.2 —
  • 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 Chiltern Valley — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Chiltern Valley2.2
3683, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Chiltern Valley are smaller than the national figure, with typically 2.2 people per household. Nearly half of all homes hold just two people, while a quarter are occupied by someone living alone.

2.2 —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.0% —

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.7%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Chiltern Valley, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 30%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 61.4% being couples without children and 52.6% with children. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the 14.1% national average.

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 Chiltern Valley, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 46%.

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 Chiltern Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20552/chiltern-valley/topic/family-households