Doctors Flat · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Doctors Flat

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.

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📍 Doctors Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Doctors Flat sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Doctors Flat — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Doctors Flat2.3
3895, VIC 2.0
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 1.0
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Doctors Flat, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples with children at 89%, ahead of Couples without children (0%).

Family composition

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In Doctors Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 100%.

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 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