Colac Colac · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Colac Colac

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the biggest family group in Colac Colac, where 57.4% of families fit this description. The area has a strong focus on family living, which is reflected in the very low number of people living alone and almost no single-parent homes.

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📍 Colac Colac, Suburb / Locality

Where Colac Colac 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 Colac Colac — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Colac Colac2.5
3707 crosses VIC/NSW 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes have two people, making up 45.8% of households. Only 20.8% of residents live alone, which is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Colac Colac, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples, with 57.4% raising children and 46.8% without. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

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 Colac Colac, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 45%.

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 Colac Colac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20608/colac-colac/topic/family-households