2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Croydon North · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Croydon North
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Croydon North compared to other areas, reflecting a shift toward larger household sizes over the last decade. Most homes here are family-based, with a typical household of 2.7 people, which is slightly higher than the national figure of 2.5.
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 Croydon North — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Only 18.7% of residents live alone, a figure well below both the Victorian and national averages. This helps explain why the typical home here has 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas.
18.7% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Croydon North, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 63.1%, while one-parent families account for 12.1%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
12.1% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Croydon North, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Croydon North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20684/croydon-north/topic/family-households