2.4 ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Faraday · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Faraday
How families and households are made up across the area.
Faraday is a small community where living arrangements vary widely compared to similar areas. While many residents live in pairs, nearly 27% of people live alone, which is higher than in most other similar places. This mix of small and medium-sized households shapes the local living landscape.
2.4
▲ +14.3%
- 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 Faraday — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here at 48.8%. The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures of 2.5.
26.8% ▼ -34.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Faraday, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 1 person is next at 28%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 43.7% of families, while 42.4% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.7%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
12.7% ▲ +125.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Faraday splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (43%), with One-parent families at 13%.
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 Faraday [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20907/faraday/topic/family-households