Haven · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Haven

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 66.6% of the domestic arrangements in Haven. This is a place where large households are the norm and very few people live by themselves. The typical home here is larger than most, with nearly three people per dwelling.

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📍 Haven, Suburb / Locality

Where Haven sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -3.3%
  • 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 Haven — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Haven2.9
3401, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Haven are often crowded, with an average of 2.9 people per house, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 11% of people live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9 ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.0% ▲ +4.1%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.6%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Haven, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family groups dominate the area, with couples with children forming the largest group at 66.6%. In contrast, one-parent families make up only 4.7% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

4.7% ▼ -26.0%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.4%
  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 4.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Haven, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21148/haven/topic/family-households