Drouin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Drouin

How families and households are made up across the area.

About the same as most similar areas, Drouin has a balanced mix of household types. More than half of the local families are couples with children, and the typical home hosts 2.5 people.

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Where Drouin sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Drouin — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Drouin2.5
3818, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Drouin has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. Around 25.4% of households are people living alone, a rate that sits around the middle for similar areas.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.4% ▼ -1.4%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.8%
  • 2016: 25.6%
  • 2021: 25.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Drouin, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.9% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.9%, which is a little above the Victorian figure and higher than most similar areas.

14.9% ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.3%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Drouin, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Drouin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20790/drouin/topic/family-households