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.
Junction Village · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Junction Village — lower than 76% of areas.
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
38.9% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Junction Village splits fairly evenly between 1 person (39%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 10%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Junction Village, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (16%).
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