Indented Head · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Indented Head

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people per home than most similar areas makes Indented Head a place of smaller households. The typical home here holds just 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure. This trend is driven by a high number of single-person households.

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📍 Indented Head, Suburb / Locality

Where Indented Head sits — Average household size

2.1 → 0.0%
  • 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 Indented Head — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Indented Head2.1
3223, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.1% of people here live alone, which is well above the Victorian and national figures. Nearly half of all households consist of just two people, while only 2.7% have five or more residents.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.1% ▼ -11.0%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.7%
  • 2016: 32.1%
  • 2021: 30.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Indented Head, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up nearly half of all families at 48.5%. In contrast, one-parent families account for 9.4%, a figure well below the state and national averages.

9.4% ▼ -28.1%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.1%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Indented Head, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (41%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 Indented Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21229/indented-head/topic/family-households