2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.0
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Doctors Flat · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Doctors Flat have shifted slightly over the last decade to become smaller than the national average. The area is now defined by a typical home containing 2.3 people, which is lower than the figure seen in most similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Doctors Flat — lower than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than usual, with 2.3 people per household. This is a little below the typical figure for both Victoria and Australia, which sit at 2.5.
2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Doctors Flat, 2 people is the majority at 100%.
Family types and one-parent families.
The most common family composition is Couples with children at 89%, ahead of Couples without children (0%).
In Doctors Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 100%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Doctors Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20767/doctors-flat/topic/family-households