2.2 ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Flowerdale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Flowerdale
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher number of people living alone has become a key feature of Flowerdale, where 32.8% of households are single-person homes. This makes the area stand out compared to the rest of the country. While many homes still house couples with children, the typical household size is smaller than the national figure.
2.2
▼ -12.0%
- 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 Flowerdale — lower than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
With a typical size of 2.2 people, Flowerdale homes are a little smaller than those in Victoria and Australia. This is driven by a high number of single-person households, which are well above the state and national figures.
32.8% ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Flowerdale splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About half of families here are couples with children, while 15.8% are one-parent families. This last figure is much higher than in most similar areas and sits a little above the national average.
15.8% ▲ +47.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Flowerdale, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Flowerdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20932/flowerdale/topic/family-households