2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Driffield · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Driffield
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Driffield than the national figure, with only 11.8% of households consisting of one person. This makes the area stand out as a place where most residents share their homes, with a typical household size of 2.7 people.
2.7
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- 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 Driffield — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The usual home in Driffield holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. This is consistent with the low number of single-person homes, which are far below the Victorian and Australian figures.
11.8% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Driffield, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 4 people (34%) and 1 person (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 67.1% of families here. One-parent families represent 14.1% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national averages.
14.1% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Driffield, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Driffield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20786/driffield/topic/family-households