2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Darley · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Darley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up a dominant 62.2% of the local mix in Darley. This is a place where homes are generally larger than the national figure, with fewer people living alone and a strong presence of family groups. It stands out as an area where most households are designed for multiple people rather than individuals.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Darley — higher than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Darley holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is consistent with only 18.3% of people living alone, a figure well below both the Victorian and national averages.
18.3% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Darley, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 14.8% of the local total, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian average. The vast majority of families are couples, with 62.2% having children and 22.3% without.
14.8% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Darley, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Darley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20712/darley/topic/family-households