High Camp · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in High Camp

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are sharing homes in High Camp than in most similar areas, with the typical household holding nearly three people. This shift towards larger living arrangements is seen in the low number of people living alone and a high proportion of families with children.

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📍 High Camp, Suburb / Locality

Where High Camp sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 High Camp — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
High Camp2.9
3764, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

An average of 2.9 people live in each home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 10.8% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below both the Victorian and Australian averages of around 26%.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.8%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 10.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In High Camp, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 4 people (16%) and 5 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 59.2%. Only 5.8% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

5.8%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 5.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In High Camp, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 High Camp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21184/high-camp/topic/family-households