Evansford · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Evansford

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 20% of families in Evansford are led by one parent, a figure well above the national average. This creates a landscape where households are smaller than usual, with a high number of people living on their own. The typical home here has just 2.2 people.

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📍 Evansford, Suburb / Locality

Where Evansford sits — Average household size

2.2 —
  • 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 Evansford — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Evansford2.2
3371, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are common in Evansford, making up 30.8% of homes—well above the 25.6% national figure. This helps explain why the typical home is smaller than most, with only 2.2 people living in each.

2.2 —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.8% —

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.4%
  • 2021: 30.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Evansford, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (36%) and 4 people (9%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.8% of the area, which is much higher than most other similar places. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46.2%, followed by couples without children at 34.9%.

19.8% —

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 19.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Evansford, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (20%).

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 Evansford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20894/evansford/topic/family-households