Kolora · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kolora

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger-than-average households are common in Kolora, where most homes house more people than in similar areas. This is a place where few people live alone, with the typical home holding 2.7 people.

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📍 Kolora, Suburb / Locality

Where Kolora sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -10.0%
  • 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 Kolora — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kolora2.7
3265, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 20.3% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This contributes to a higher number of people per home than in most other areas, with 39.1% of households consisting of two people.

2.7 ▼ -10.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.3% ▲ +44.6%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 20.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kolora, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.1% of families here. One-parent families account for 13.0% of the total, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas but about the same as the Victorian average.

13.0% ▲ +34.2%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kolora, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Kolora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21377/kolora/topic/family-households