Henty · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Henty

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Henty than in most similar areas, with 32.1% of households consisting of just one person. This trend contributes to a small typical household size of 2.1 people, which is lower than the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Henty, Suburb / Locality

Where Henty sits — Average household size

2.1 —
  • 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 Henty — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Henty2.1
3312, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 60.7% of homes are shared by two people, while 32.1% are single-person households. This high number of solo dwellers is well above the Victoria figure of 25.9%.

2.1 —

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.1% —

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 32.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Henty, 2 people is the majority at 59%; 1 person is next at 31%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 16.4% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas and well above the state's 13.3%. Couples without children are the most common family type at 56.4%.

16.4% —

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.8%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Henty, Couples without children is the majority at 56%; Couples with children is next at 27%.

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 Henty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21171/henty/topic/family-households