Cottles Bridge · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cottles Bridge

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few people live alone in Cottles Bridge, where the typical home is shared by nearly three people. This is a family-focused area where households are generally larger than the national average.

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📍 Cottles Bridge, Suburb / Locality

Where Cottles Bridge sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Cottles Bridge — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cottles Bridge2.7
3099, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 14.6% of residents live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% national average.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.6% ▼ -32.7%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.6%
  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cottles Bridge, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 1 person (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up 59.8% of the area, while one-parent families are well below the national figure at just 7.8%.

7.8% ▲ +7.5%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.3%
  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 7.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cottles Bridge, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Cottles Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20654/cottles-bridge/topic/family-households