Jam Jerrup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Jam Jerrup

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.

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📍 Jam Jerrup, Suburb / Locality

Where Jam Jerrup sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Jam Jerrup — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jam Jerrup2.4
3984, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.0%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 31.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Jam Jerrup, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 6 or more (11%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jam Jerrup, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 48%.

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 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