1.9 ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Erica · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Erica
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all homes in Erica are occupied by just one person, a figure far above the national average. This small community has a very high proportion of single-person households compared to the rest of Victoria. This trend creates a housing landscape where small households are the norm.
1.9
▼ -13.6%
- 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 Erica — lower than 89% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 50.6% of residents live alone, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the Victorian figure of 25.9%. Consequently, the typical home in Erica holds only 1.9 people, well below the national average of 2.5.
50.6% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Erica, 1 person is the majority at 54%; 2 people is next at 35%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.6% of the community, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples without children are the most common family type at 46%, followed by couples with children at 37.2%.
18.6% ▲ +202.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Erica, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 Erica [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20881/erica/topic/family-households