Kotta · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kotta

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families is the most striking feature of Kotta's small community. This rare absence of single-parent homes contrasts with a high number of people living alone, creating a unique household mix for the area.

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📍 Kotta, Suburb / Locality

Where Kotta sits — Average household size

2.9 —
  • 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 Kotta — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kotta2.9
3565, VIC 2.9
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Kotta are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This happens alongside a high number of single-person homes, with 32.6% of people living alone, which is well above the 25.6% national average.

2.9 —

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.6% —

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.5%
  • 2021: 32.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Kotta splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (34%), with 6 or more at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The vast majority of local families are couples with children, making up 70.3% of the group. This explains why one-parent families are far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kotta, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Kotta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21402/kotta/topic/family-households