Culgoa · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Culgoa

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all households in Culgoa are people living alone, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area stand out as a place where small households are the norm. With very few children present, the typical home is much smaller than those found across Victoria.

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📍 Culgoa, Suburb / Locality

Where Culgoa sits — Average household size

1.6 ▼ -38.5%
  • 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 Culgoa — lower than 97% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Culgoa1.6
3530, VIC 1.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 1.6 people live in the typical home, which is well below the Victorian and national figure of 2.5. This reflects the high number of single-person households, which make up 53.1% of the area.

1.6 ▼ -38.5%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

53.1% ▲ +61.6%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.8%
  • 2016: 38.8%
  • 2021: 53.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Culgoa, 1 person is the majority at 51%; 2 people is next at 35%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 69.8% of families here. In contrast, one-parent families are completely absent at 0.0%, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Culgoa, Couples without children is the majority at 66%; Couples with children is next at 34%.

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 Culgoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20689/culgoa/topic/family-households