Katandra West · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Katandra West

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Katandra West, where few people live alone compared to the rest of the country. This area is primarily made up of families, with over half of all households consisting of couples raising children.

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📍 Katandra West, Suburb / Locality

Where Katandra West sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Katandra West — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Katandra West2.7
3634, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 18.2% of residents live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% national average.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.2% ▼ -2.0%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.6%
  • 2016: 25.6%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Katandra West, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.3% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 54.2%.

18.3% ▲ +81.2%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Katandra West, 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 Katandra West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21309/katandra-west/topic/family-households