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Cobblebank · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cobblebank

How families and households are made up across the area.

Huge growth in household size has transformed Cobblebank into a hub for large families. With a typical home holding 3.4 people, it is now one of the most crowded areas for residents in the region.

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📍 Cobblebank, Suburb / Locality

Where Cobblebank sits — Average household size

3.4 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cobblebank — higher than 93% of areas.

Cobblebank3.4
3338, VIC 3.0
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than the national figure of 2.5 people. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 11.7%, which is far below the Australian average of 25.6%.

Household size

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Cobblebank splits fairly evenly between 3 people (25%) and 4 people (24%), with 2 people at 19%.

3 people 24.6% 4 people 24.5% 2 people 18.5% 5 people 12.4% 1 person 11.7% 6 or more 8.2%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 72.9%. Single-parent families account for 13.4%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures.

Family composition

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In Cobblebank, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; One-parent families is next at 13%.

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 Cobblebank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20590/cobblebank/topic/family-households