Clear Lake · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Clear Lake

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Clear Lake than in most other areas, with only 11.5% of households consisting of one person. This is a stark contrast to the state and national figures, where about a quarter of people live by themselves.

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📍 Clear Lake, Suburb / Locality

Where Clear Lake sits — Average household size

2.5 —
  • 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 Clear Lake — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clear Lake2.5
3409, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Clear Lake has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. While 38.5% of households have two people, very few residents live alone compared to the state average.

2.5 —

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.5% —

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.7%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Clear Lake, 2 people is the majority at 63%; 1 person is next at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20% of the area, which is well above the figures for Australia and Victoria. Nearly half of all families are couples with children, accounting for 45.5% of the total.

20.0% —

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Clear Lake, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (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 Clear Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20571/clear-lake/topic/family-households