2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Colac Colac · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Colac Colac — higher than 50% of areas.
| Colac Colac | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 3707 crosses VIC/NSW | 2.2 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
20.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Colac Colac, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (14%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Colac Colac, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 45%.
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