2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kariah · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Kariah
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of one-parent families mark Kariah compared to similar areas. While the typical home holds 2.7 people, the most striking feature is that nearly one in five families are headed by a single parent.
2.7
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- 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 Kariah — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Kariah holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. About 25% of residents live alone, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Kariah splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 1 person (21%), with 3 people at 21%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.5% of the total, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. Couples with children are the most common family type at 57.3%.
19.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kariah, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Kariah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21302/kariah/topic/family-households