Johanna · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Johanna

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes have become the defining feature of Johanna. Most homes are occupied by just one or two people, with the typical home holding only 1.8 residents, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Johanna, Suburb / Locality

Where Johanna sits — Average household size

1.8 ▼ -30.8%
  • 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 Johanna — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Johanna1.8
3238, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 40% of people in Johanna live alone, a rate far above the Victorian figure of 25.9%. This helps explain why the area has some of the lowest occupancy rates among similar areas, with 41.9% of homes holding two people.

1.8 ▼ -30.8%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

39.5% ▲ +48.3%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.7%
  • 2016: 34.5%
  • 2021: 39.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Johanna splits fairly evenly between 2 people (47%) and 1 person (45%), with 4 people at 8%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 62.5%, while one-parent families account for 14.3%, which is higher than most areas.

14.3% ▲ +25.5%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Johanna, Couples without children is the majority at 63%; Couples with children is next at 23%.

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 Johanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21272/johanna/topic/family-households