2.5 ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Irrewarra · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Irrewarra
How families and households are made up across the area.
A tiny proportion of single-parent families, at just 4.2%, defines the household landscape in Irrewarra. This is well below the national figure and much lower than most similar areas. The community is largely made up of couples, with a typical home holding about 2.5 people.
2.5
▼ -10.7%
- 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 Irrewarra — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Two people live in 44.3% of homes, and 25.2% of residents live alone. These figures are about the same as those for Victoria and Australia.
25.2% ▲ +80.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Irrewarra, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.1% of families, while couples without children account for 41.8%. The 4.2% of one-parent families is well below the 14.1% national average.
4.2% ▼ -51.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Irrewarra, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 41%.
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 Irrewarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21242/irrewarra/topic/family-households