2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kerang East · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of the families in Kerang East consist of couples with children, making it a place where family life is very prominent. The area has a notably high proportion of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kerang East — higher than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes in Kerang East typically house 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5.
2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Kerang East, the largest group is 1 person at 42%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 3 people (25%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 17.1% of the total, a figure well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This is much higher than most other areas, while couples with children form the largest group at 51.4%.
17.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Kerang East, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; One-parent families is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Kerang East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21329/kerang-east/topic/family-households