Fumina South · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Fumina South

How families and households are made up across the area.

About 41% of families in Fumina South are couples with children, making this the most common household type. The area has a much lower rate of people living alone compared to the rest of the country, with typical homes hosting around 2.6 people.

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📍 Fumina South, Suburb / Locality

Where Fumina South sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Fumina South — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Fumina South2.6
3825, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 11.1% of residents live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home in Fumina South has 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.1%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Fumina South, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.9% of the total, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and much higher than most other areas.

17.9%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Fumina South splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (39%), with One-parent families at 19%.

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 Fumina South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20958/fumina-south/topic/family-households