Kanumbra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kanumbra

How families and households are made up across the area.

Living arrangements in Kanumbra have remained steady, though the area is now more likely to have smaller households than most. The typical home here holds just 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Kanumbra, Suburb / Locality

Where Kanumbra sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Kanumbra — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kanumbra2.1
3719, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.8% of people live alone, a figure well above the Victorian average. This helps explain why the typical home size is much lower than most areas, with half of all households consisting of just two people.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.8%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 30.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kanumbra, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 48.9% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 6.4%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

6.4%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 6.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kanumbra, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (41%) and One-parent families (6%).

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 Kanumbra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21296/kanumbra/topic/family-households