Kergunyah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kergunyah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Very few one-parent families live in Kergunyah, where only 4.5% of households fit this description. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%, highlighting a community where most families are couples. The typical home here holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the rest of Victoria.

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📍 Kergunyah, Suburb / Locality

Where Kergunyah sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Kergunyah — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kergunyah2.4
3691 crosses VIC/NSW 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Half of all homes in Kergunyah are occupied by two people. About 25.6% of residents live alone, a figure that matches both the state and national averages.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.6% ▲ +7.6%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.8%
  • 2016: 27.5%
  • 2021: 25.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kergunyah, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 53.1% raising children and 45.8% without. This explains why the 4.5% rate of one-parent families is much lower than in most other areas.

4.5% ▲ +46.1%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kergunyah, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 44%.

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 Kergunyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21330/kergunyah/topic/family-households