Kawarren · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kawarren

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in Kawarren compared to most similar areas. This is a place where nearly 29% of households are made up of a single person, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Kawarren, Suburb / Locality

Where Kawarren sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Kawarren — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kawarren2.2
3249, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Kawarren holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian average of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common, making up 42.9% of all homes.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.6%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.8%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kawarren, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 46.9% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.5% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and a little above the state average.

14.5%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.2%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Kawarren splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 14%.

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 Kawarren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21311/kawarren/topic/family-households