Curdievale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Curdievale

How families and households are made up across the area.

A huge gap exists between Curdievale and the rest of the country, with only 7.5% of people living alone compared to a national figure of 25.6%. This is a place of large, family-filled homes where almost every household consists of two or more people. It is far less likely to find single-person households or lone parents here than in other Australian areas.

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📍 Curdievale, Suburb / Locality

Where Curdievale sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Curdievale — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Curdievale2.9
3268, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Curdievale are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per home, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common at 40%, while those living alone are among the lowest in the country at 7.5%.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

7.5%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 7.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Curdievale, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 3 people (25%) and 5 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life here is dominated by couples, with 68.9% raising children and 30.2% without. Notably, there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below the 13.3% seen across Victoria.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Curdievale, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Curdievale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20696/curdievale/topic/family-households