2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Howqua · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Howqua
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost no one-parent families live in Howqua, making it a very different place for families compared to the rest of the country. Most homes are occupied by couples, though nearly 30% of the population lives alone.
2.5
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- 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 Howqua — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 29.2% of people here live by themselves, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. On average, there are 2.5 people per home, a result that is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
29.2% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Howqua, the largest group is 1 person at 35%, followed by 3 people (25%) and 2 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 65% of families, while those without children account for 27.5%. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, which is far below the Australian average of 14.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Howqua, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Howqua [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21211/howqua/topic/family-households