Girgarre East · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Girgarre East

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Girgarre East are couples with children, making up 55.4% of the local total. This is a predominantly family-oriented area where most households consist of two or more people.

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📍 Girgarre East, Suburb / Locality

Where Girgarre East sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Girgarre East — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Girgarre East2.4
3616, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. However, 27.7% of people live alone, which is a little above the national figure.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.7%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 27.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Girgarre East, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 8.9% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 36.6% having no children.

8.9%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Girgarre East, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Girgarre East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21000/girgarre-east/topic/family-households