2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Jam Jerrup · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Jam Jerrup are couples without children. This sparsely populated area sees a high number of people living alone, though the typical household size remains similar to the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Jam Jerrup — lower than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
About 31% of residents live alone, which is well above the Victorian and national figures. Two-person households are the most common, making up 42.9% of homes.
2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
31.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Jam Jerrup, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 6 or more (11%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.8% of families, while one-parent families are completely absent at 0.0%. This is far below the national and state rates.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Jam Jerrup, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 48%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Jam Jerrup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21252/jam-jerrup/topic/family-households