2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Clayton South · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Clayton South
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all homes in Clayton South are couples with children, making it a primary hub for families. Most households here are larger than the national average, with a typical home holding 2.7 people.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Clayton South — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Few people live alone here, at 21.9%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Instead, 30.9% of households contain two people and 20.5% have three.
21.9% ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Clayton South, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 14.6% of the total, which is a little above the Victorian figure and higher than most similar areas. Couples with children are the most common family type at 57.2%.
14.6% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Clayton South, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Clayton South
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Clayton South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20570/clayton-south/topic/family-households