Karnak · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Karnak

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 1.6 people live in the typical home in Karnak, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area's households much smaller than those found in most other parts of the country.

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📍 Karnak, Suburb / Locality

Where Karnak sits — Average household size

1.6 —
  • 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 Karnak — lower than 97% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Karnak1.6
3401, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 1.6 people per home, Karnak is among the lowest for this measure at its level. This is well below the typical household size in Victoria and Australia, where the usual figure is 2.5.

1.6 —

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 1.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Karnak, 1 person is the majority at 63%; 2 people is next at 38%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 55%, ahead of Couples with children (45%).

Family composition

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In Karnak, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 45%.

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 Karnak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21303/karnak/topic/family-households