Exford · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Exford

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Exford holds 3.2 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This gap highlights a community where large households are the norm and very few people live alone.

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📍 Exford, Suburb / Locality

Where Exford sits — Average household size

3.2
  • 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 Exford — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Exford3.2
3338, VIC 3.0
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 8.1% of people live alone here, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.9%. This trend toward larger homes is reflected in the fact that 21.6% of households contain five people.

3.2

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.1%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Exford, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 5 people (19%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 72% of families, while one-parent families sit at 8.5%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.5%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Exford, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 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 Exford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20898/exford/topic/family-households