Clarkes Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Clarkes Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families make Clarkes Hill stand out as a very different place to the rest of the country. This is a family-focused area where the typical home is larger than usual, with an average of 3.0 people per household.

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📍 Clarkes Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Clarkes Hill sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Clarkes Hill — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clarkes Hill3.0
3352, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, as the typical household has 3.0 people compared to 2.5 across Australia. Only 16.7% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

3.0

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Clarkes Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (16%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 78.3%. This helps explain why there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below the Victorian average of 13.3%.

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 Clarkes Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 78%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Clarkes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20568/clarkes-hill/topic/family-households