3.2 ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Harkaway · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Harkaway
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are sharing homes in Harkaway than in most other areas, with the typical household now holding 3.2 people. This high number reflects a community dominated by large family groups, leaving very few residents living by themselves.
3.2
▲ +6.7%
- 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 Harkaway — higher than 89% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Harkaway has a very high number of people per home at 3.2, well above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 9.9%, which is far below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
9.9% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Harkaway, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 74.6%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 7.6%, a figure well below the national average of 14.1%.
7.6% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Harkaway, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
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 Harkaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21139/harkaway/topic/family-households