2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Jeeralang · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more one-parent families live in Jeeralang than in most other areas, with 24.1% of families fitting this description. This high rate stands out against the national figure, creating a family landscape that differs significantly from the typical Victorian or Australian community.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Jeeralang — lower than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes in Jeeralang are slightly smaller than the state and national average, with a typical size of 2.3 people. Over half of all households consist of just two people.
2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
23.3% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Jeeralang, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 24.1% of the local total, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples without children are the most common family type at 44.8%.
24.1% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Jeeralang splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (41%) and Couples with children (37%), with One-parent families at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Jeeralang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21260/jeeralang/topic/family-households