Edenhope · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Edenhope

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Edenhope than in most similar areas, with 42.6% of homes housing just one person. This high number of single-person households means the typical home is much smaller than those in other towns. Only 2.0 people live in the usual home here, which is well below the national figure.

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📍 Edenhope, Suburb / Locality

Where Edenhope sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -4.8%
  • 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 Edenhope — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Edenhope2.0
3318, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 42.6% of households are for one person, a rate far above the 25.6% seen across Australia. This explains why the number of people per home is much lower than most areas.

2.0 ▼ -4.8%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

42.6% ▼ -0.6%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 42.9%
  • 2016: 43.1%
  • 2021: 42.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Edenhope splits fairly evenly between 1 person (42%) and 2 people (37%), with 3 people at 8%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 46.1% of families, while 40.5% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.2%, which is a little below the 14.1% national figure.

12.2% ▲ +21.6%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Edenhope, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Edenhope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20844/edenhope/topic/family-households