Joel South · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Joel South

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families are recorded in Joel South, a figure far below the national average. This small community is split evenly between couples with children and couples without, with most homes housing slightly more people than the typical Australian household.

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📍 Joel South, Suburb / Locality

Where Joel South sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Joel South — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Joel South2.6
3384, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Joel South typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the figures for Victoria and Australia.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Joel South, the largest group is 1 person at 43%, followed by 2 people (29%) and 3 people (29%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life here is split evenly, with couples with children and couples without children each making up 46.7% of the total. There are no one-parent families, a rate far below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Joel South splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (50%) and Couples without children (50%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Joel South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21271/joel-south/topic/family-households