Craigie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Craigie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Half of all families in Craigie include children, making this the most common family type in the area. This focus on families is reflected in the household data, where people are less likely to live alone than in most other areas.

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📍 Craigie, Suburb / Locality

Where Craigie sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Craigie — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Craigie2.7
3465, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Craigie holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 20.8% of households consist of one person, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.8%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 20.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Craigie, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 50.0% of families, while couples without children account for 38.5%. One-parent families make up 9.6% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

9.6%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Craigie, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

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 Craigie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20660/craigie/topic/family-households