Junction Village · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Junction Village

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 39% of people in Junction Village live alone, making it an area with a very high number of single-person homes. This high proportion of solo living means there are fewer people per home than the state and national figures.

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📍 Junction Village, Suburb / Locality

Where Junction Village sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Junction Village — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Junction Village2.2
3977, VIC 3.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 38.9% of residents living by themselves, this is among the highest rates for single-person households in the region. Consequently, the typical home holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures of 2.5.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.9% ▲ +14.5%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.0%
  • 2016: 37.9%
  • 2021: 38.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Junction Village splits fairly evenly between 1 person (39%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 10%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 15.7% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46.3%.

15.7% ▲ +0.5%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.6%
  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 15.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Junction Village, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Junction Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21277/junction-village/topic/family-households