Katandra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Katandra

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Katandra are couples with children, making them the most common household type. This is a community where few people live by themselves, and homes generally hold more people than in most other similar areas.

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📍 Katandra, Suburb / Locality

Where Katandra sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Katandra — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Katandra2.6
3634, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 14.6% of people live alone, a figure that is far below both the Victorian and national averages.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.6%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.8%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Katandra, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.7% of families, while 44.3% are couples without children. One-parent families represent 7.5% of the total, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

7.5%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.0%
  • 2021: 7.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Katandra, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 42%.

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 Katandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21308/katandra/topic/family-households