Lake Powell · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lake Powell

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Lake Powell are couples with children, making it a place where family living is very common. The area has a much lower rate of people living alone compared to the rest of the state, and most homes hold more people than the national average.

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📍 Lake Powell, Suburb / Locality

Where Lake Powell sits — Average household size

2.6 —
  • 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 Lake Powell — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lake Powell2.6
3597, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 57.1% of all households. Very few people live alone at 10.7%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.9%.

Household size

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In Lake Powell, 2 people is the majority at 70%; 4 people is next at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 26.7% of the total, which is far above the national average of 14.1%. This is among the highest rates for this type of family across similar areas.

26.7% —

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 26.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lake Powell, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (26%).

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 Lake Powell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21441/lake-powell/topic/family-households