2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Curlewis · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Curlewis
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Curlewis than in most similar areas. This creates a landscape where the typical home holds more people than the national figure, with over half of all families consisting of couples with children.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 Curlewis — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 15.3%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.9%.
15.3% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Curlewis, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.8% of the total, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas and well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. Couples with children are the most common group, accounting for 55.4% of families.
16.8% ▲ +152.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Curlewis, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Curlewis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20697/curlewis/topic/family-households