Drummond North · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Drummond North

How families and households are made up across the area.

A third of all homes in Drummond North are occupied by just one person, which is well above the national figure. While the typical home size of 2.4 people is about the same as the state average, the area has a high proportion of single-person households.

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📍 Drummond North, Suburb / Locality

Where Drummond North sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Drummond North — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Drummond North2.4
3446, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33.3% of people here live alone, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the 25.6% national average. Single-person homes are the most common, followed by two-person households at 23.1%.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.9%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Drummond North, the largest group is 1 person at 35%, followed by 2 people (24%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest family group at 64.7%. Only 5.2% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most other areas.

5.2%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 5.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Drummond North, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Drummond North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20799/drummond-north/topic/family-households