Cudgewa · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cudgewa

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller household sizes have become more common in Cudgewa over the last decade. The area is now defined by a high number of two-person homes and a small proportion of single-parent families. This shift is reflected in a typical home size of just 2.1 people.

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Where Cudgewa sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -4.5%
  • 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 Cudgewa — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cudgewa2.1
3705, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Cudgewa are smaller than in most areas, with 29.5% of people living alone—a figure well above the national average. Nearly half of all households consist of just two people.

2.1 ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.5% ▲ +20.3%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.6%
  • 2016: 25.5%
  • 2021: 29.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cudgewa, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 5 people (9%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 5% of the total, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most families here are couples, with 51.1% having no children.

5.0% ▲ +2.1%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 5.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cudgewa, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 40%.

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 Cudgewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20688/cudgewa/topic/family-households