2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cohuna · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Cohuna
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift toward smaller living arrangements has shaped Cohuna, where 35.6% of households are now just one person. This is far above the national figure, marking a move toward smaller home sizes compared to other similar areas. These trends mean the typical home in the town holds fewer people than those across Victoria.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 Cohuna — lower than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Only 2.1 people live in the typical home, which is much lower than most areas. This is consistent with the high number of single-person households, with 35.6% of residents living alone.
35.6% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cohuna, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.8% of families, while 41.9% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 10.1%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
10.1% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cohuna, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (42%) and One-parent families (10%).
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 Cohuna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20604/cohuna/topic/family-households