Deep Lead · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Deep Lead

How families and households are made up across the area.

Deep Lead stands out for having a higher share of people living alone than most similar areas. While the typical household size is about the same as the national figure, over half of all families here are couples with children.

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Where Deep Lead sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -11.1%
  • 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 Deep Lead — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Deep Lead2.4
3385, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.4% of people live alone, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures. Most homes contain two people (49.4%), and the overall household size of 2.4 people is around the middle for its level.

2.4 ▼ -11.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.4% ▲ +135.3%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 14.1%
  • 2021: 28.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Deep Lead, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 8.4% of the total, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 50.3%, followed by couples without children at 40.1%.

8.4% ▲ +16.1%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 8.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Deep Lead, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Deep Lead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20727/deep-lead/topic/family-households