Fryerstown · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Fryerstown

How families and households are made up across the area.

Two-person homes are the most common arrangement in Fryerstown, where 41.8% of households consist of just a couple. The area has a smaller typical household size than most other regions, reflecting a mix of couples and people living on their own.

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📍 Fryerstown, Suburb / Locality

Where Fryerstown sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Fryerstown — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Fryerstown2.2
3451, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly smaller than the state and national figures, with 2.2 people per house. This is partly because 27.6% of residents live alone, which is a little above the national rate of 25.6%.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.6% ▼ -9.9%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.6%
  • 2016: 28.6%
  • 2021: 27.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Fryerstown, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 47.9% of families, while those without children account for 42.9%. One-parent families represent 10.4% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

10.4% ▼ -27.3%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.3%
  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 10.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Fryerstown splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (47%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 10%.

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 Fryerstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20955/fryerstown/topic/family-households