Hazelwood North · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hazelwood North

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Hazelwood North compared to the rest of the country. The area is dominated by larger households, with a typical home holding 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Hazelwood North, Suburb / Locality

Where Hazelwood North sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -3.4%
  • 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 Hazelwood North — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hazelwood North2.8
3840, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 10.3% of people live alone here, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia. This helps explain why the area has much higher occupancy than most, with 42.9% of homes housing two people.

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.3% ▼ -7.1%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hazelwood North, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 61.4% of families in the area. One-parent families are much lower than most other areas at 6.0%, which is well below the 14.1% national average.

6.0% ▲ +18.9%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.1%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 6.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hazelwood North, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Hazelwood North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21156/hazelwood-north/topic/family-households