1.9 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cowangie · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Cowangie
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live in each home in Cowangie than is typical for the rest of the country. The area has a small average household size of 1.9 people, which is well below the national figure.
1.9
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- 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 Cowangie — lower than 89% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
With only 1.9 people per home, Cowangie is well below the Victorian and Australian average of 2.5. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Household size
View on map →Cowangie splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 3 people (36%), with 2 people at 27%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
The most common family composition is Couples with children at 88%, ahead of Couples without children (35%).
Family composition
View on map →In Cowangie, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Cowangie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20656/cowangie/topic/family-households