Kamarooka · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kamarooka

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 62.7% of families in Kamarooka, making it a very family-oriented place. The area has much larger households than most similar places, with no one living alone reported in the latest census.

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📍 Kamarooka, Suburb / Locality

Where Kamarooka sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Kamarooka — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kamarooka3.0
3570, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Kamarooka typically hold 3.0 people, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. Nearly half of all households consist of two people, and not a single person lives alone here.

3.0

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kamarooka, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 6.0% of the local total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.

6.0%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 6.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kamarooka, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Kamarooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21289/kamarooka/topic/family-households